Noncontroversial

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Something that does not cause disagreement, debate, or dispute among people
2. An idea or belief that is widely accepted and evokes minimal disagreement among individuals or groups
3. Free from causing disputes or heated debates among individuals or groups

Etymology: The word is a plain compound: "non-" attached to "controversial." The prefix traces back a long way, through Old English "nān" ("not one," a contraction of "ne" and "ān," "one") and Middle English "non," to a Proto-Indo-European root meaning "not," but in English it works as an ordinary negating prefix, so the history of the whole word lies in the second half. "Controversial" comes from the Latin "controversia," a dispute or debate, built from "contra" ("against") and "versia" from "vertere" ("to turn"), a idea of turning to face an opponent. The Latin root gives the sense of two sides turned against each other, which is why the adjective describes matters that invite argument. Attaching "non-" simply reverses that: a noncontroversial statement is one that turns no one against anyone else.

Synonyms: uncontroversial, undisputed, agreed, settled

Antonyms: controversial, disputed, debatable