Original
Original adjective - Having the skill and imagination to create new things.
Usage example: an original artist who wanted his paintings to convey his emotional responses to the people, objects, and landscapes he painted
Unimaginative
Unimaginative adjective - Deficient in originality or creativity; lacking powers of invention.
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Synonyms for Unimaginative
Both words in one sentence
- The new characters proved unimaginative, unfunny and unmemorable, and it was soon game over for the original Looney Tunes series.
Source: The Scrappy / Western Animation - The original Warcraft was an unimaginative Real-Time Strategy with two cosmetically-different sides and little backstory.
Source: Surprisingly Improved Sequel -
However, while they are powerful and cruel, they tend to be thick and unable to learn, and aside from the Queen and select Lords (and they tend to be highly unimaginative), seem to be almost incapable of forming much original thought.
Source: The Fair Folk
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