noncontroversial

adjective

Not controversial; not likely to cause controversy.

Similar
uncontroversialunchallengeableundisputedunchallengedunquestionedagreed uponstipulatory
Opposite
controversial
OriginEnglish controversial ← Middle English non- ← Old English nān- →
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Meanings

adjectivenoncontroversial (not comparable)

alternative non-controversial

  1. not comparableNot controversial; not likely to cause controversy.

    Gladwell's noncontroversial claim is that some people have more opportunities than other people.

    2008 November 16, David Brooks, “David Brooks: Lost in the crowd”, in The New York Times

    Synonyms: uncontroversial

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveNot controversial; not likely to cause controversy.

Similar
uncontroversial
Opposite
controversial

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivenot likely to arouse controversy

Similar
uncontroversialunchallengeableundisputedunchallengedunquestionedagreed uponstipulatory
Also see
stipulatoryunchallengeableunchallengeduncontroversialundisputedunquestioned

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Germanic*ne
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  5. Proto-Germanic*ainaz
  6. Proto-Germanic*nainaz
  7. Proto-West Germanic*nain
  8. Old Englishnān
  9. Middle Englishnon
  10. Old Englishnān
  11. Old Englishnān-
  12. Middle Englishnon-
  13. Englishnon-
  14. Englishcontroversial
  15. Englishnoncontroversial

From non- + controversial.

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APA

noncontroversial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noncontroversial

MLA

“noncontroversial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noncontroversial. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “noncontroversial,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noncontroversial.

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