lack of imagination

Definitions

The inability to conceive of new ideas, creative solutions, or alternative possibilities.

A failure to empathize with others or envision perspectives beyond one's own experience.

A deficiency in mental inventiveness or the capacity for original thought.

Examples

The architect's design was criticized for its total lack of imagination and reliance on outdated styles.

His lack of imagination prevented him from seeing the potential in such a simple, yet revolutionary, idea.

Synonyms

unoriginality lack of creativity dullness banality stagnation pedestrian thinking mental rigidity

Antonyms

creativity originality inventiveness vision ingenuity fertile imagination resourcefulness