Standard Lemma guide

unimaginative

adj · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • British, Southern, Standard: /ˌʌnɪˈmad͡ʒɪnətɪv/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: AH0 N IH0 M AE1 JH IH2 N AH0 T IH0 V Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Not imaginative.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: uncreative, uninventive, uninspired, unoriginal

Antonyms: imaginative

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

lacking spontaneity or originality or individuality

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • stereotyped phrases of condolence
  • even his profanity was unimaginative

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: stereotyped, stereotypic, stereotypical

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

deficient in originality or creativity; lacking powers of invention

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a sterile ideology lacking in originality
  • unimaginative development of a musical theme
  • uninspired writing

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sterile, uninspired, uninventive

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

dealing only with concrete facts

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English imaginative English unimaginative From un- + imaginative.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: mielikuvitukseton — not imaginative
  • Finnish: käsittämätön — not imaginative
  • Greek: ανευφάνταστος (aneffántastos) — not imaginative
  • Swedish: fantasilös — not imaginative