uninformative

Everyday

Uninformative means giving little or no useful information. tree →

In the lessons

In school research and writing: an uninformative website, title, label, or answer. Teachers ask for informative writing, so an uninformative paragraph needs more facts. In science, a graph without labels is uninformative.

Examples

• The sign just said «Danger» – very uninformative. tree →
• His answer «stuff happened» was uninformative. tree →
• A graph without labels is uninformative. tree →
• The website was colourful but uninformative. tree →
• The weather report was so short it was uninformative. tree →
• Give your project a title that is not uninformative. tree →

Note

Opposite: «informative». Formal; in everyday talk say «not helpful» or «doesn't tell you much».