non-controversial
Causes no debate
Not likely to provoke disagreement or strong feelings.
A non-controversial topic is safe for polite conversation: We stuck to non-controversial subjects like the weather.
The term often implies blandness or deliberate avoidance of anything that might spark debate.
Also spelled *noncontroversial*.
General group agreement
- unanimousComplete agreement among all
- accordHarmony between parties
- agreementShared position between parties
- assentFormal expression of approval
concurrence · approval · endorsement · ratification · sanction · uncontested · undisputed · accepted
Showing no preference
- objectivePurpose or goal
- unbiasedFree from prejudice
- balancedIn a state of equilibrium
- evenhandedFair to all parties
dispassionate · nonpartisan · apolitical · middle-ground · centrist · moderate · vanilla · bland
Dominant cultural current
- conventionalFollowing accepted practices
- orthodoxConforming to established belief
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
- standardLevel of quality accepted
established · proven · time-tested · risk-free · family-friendly · wholesome · clean · sanitized
consensus
General group agreement
- unanimousComplete agreement among all
- accordHarmony between parties
- agreementShared position between parties
assent · concurrence · approval · endorsement · ratification · sanction · uncontested · undisputed · accepted · supported
impartial
Showing no preference
evenhanded · dispassionate · nonpartisan · apolitical · middle-ground · centrist · moderate · vanilla · bland · anodyne
mainstream
Dominant cultural current
- conventionalFollowing accepted practices
- orthodoxConforming to established belief
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
standard · established · proven · time-tested · risk-free · family-friendly · wholesome · clean · sanitized · squeaky-clean
non-controversialcontroversial
Causing public dispute
contentious · disputed · debatable · contested · arguable
non-controversialdivisive
Causing sharp disagreement
polarizing · hot-button · wedge issue · flashpoint · lightning rod
non-controversialinflammatory
Tending to provoke outrage
incendiary · explosive · provocative · outrageous · infuriating