| Main Entry: | uninventive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sterile |
Synonyms: |
antiseptic, arid, aseptic, bare, barren, bleak, dead*, decontaminated, desert, desolate, disinfected, dry, effete, empty, fallow, fruitless, futile, gaunt, germ-free, hygienic, impotent, infecund, infertile, pasteurized, sanitary, septic, sterilized, uncreative, unfruitful, unimaginative, uninfected, uninspired, unoriginal, unprofitable, unprolific, vain, waste, without issue |
| Main Entry: | derivative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | borrowed, transmitted from source |
Synonyms: |
acquired, ancestral, caused, cognate, coming from, connate, copied, evolved, hereditary, imitative, inferential, inferred, not original, obtained, plagiaristic, plagiarized, procured, rehashed, secondary, secondhand, subordinate, uninventive, unoriginal |
Antonyms: |
inventive, original, unborrowed, unique |
| Main Entry: | uninspired |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dull, unoriginal |
Synonyms: |
bromidic, commonplace, corny*, everyday, heavy-handed, humdrum, indifferent, old hat, ordinary, phoned in, ponderous, prosaic, stale, sterile, stock, uncreative, unexciting, unimaginative, unimpressed, uninspiring, uninteresting, uninventive, unmoved, yawn |
Antonyms: |
creative, inspired, original |
| Main Entry: | uncreative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sterile |
Synonyms: |
antiseptic, arid, aseptic, bare, barren, bleak, dead*, decontaminated, desert, desolate, disinfected, dry, effete, empty, fallow, fruitless, futile, gaunt, germ-free, hygienic, impotent, infecund, infertile, pasteurized, sanitary, septic, sterilized, unfruitful, unimaginative, uninfected, uninspired, uninventive, unoriginal, unprofitable, unprolific, vain, waste, without issue |