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Synonyms & Antonyms for unassuming
Synonyms
demure, down-to-earth, humble, lowly, meek, modest, unpretentious
Antonyms
arrogant, bumptious, chesty, conceited, egotistic (or egotistical), fastuous, haughty, highfalutin (also hifalutin), high-and-mighty, high-handed, high-hat, hoity-toity, huffish, huffy, imperious, lordly, overweening, peremptory, pompous, presuming, presumptuous, pretentious, self-asserting, self-assertive, supercilious, superior, toplofty (also toploftical), uppish, uppity
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Investigators appeared to be focusing their efforts on the Foothills Apartments: a grassy, treed and unassuming property that sits just off Powell at 174th. — oregonlive, "Woman killed, man hurt in SE Portland shooting," 30 Aug. 2019 But their explosion of flower colors and forms, diverse lifestyles, and extraordinary hardiness—dramatic contrasts to the unassuming Arabidopsis—have seduced researchers studying plant evolution and adaptations. — Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, "Meet the monkeyflower, a weed that may hold the key to zebra stripes and other biological mysteries," 29 Aug. 2019 The unassuming third-year safety can effectively fill in run support and, more importantly, cover tight ends in man or zone. — Andy Benoit, SI.com, "Sean McVay’s Rams Are Just as Dangerous as Last Season," 27 Aug. 2019 After turning off the highway near the town of Todos Santos, and driving down an unassuming desert road, the property's organic farm fields and gleaming white plaster buildings appeared like a beautiful mirage. — Marc Davila, House Beautiful, "Hotel San Cristobal Is the Ultimate End-of-Summer Vacation Spot," 27 Aug. 2019 Lilley’s attachment to the pier and everything surrounding it is as palpable as the sand on the tiny beach behind the multi-generational home, which is the most unassuming one on the block. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Your pier or mine? La Playa docks are dredging up big controversy in this upscale Shelter Island area," 24 Aug. 2019 The instructor, Andre Queen, was a polite and unassuming man. — Dahleen Glanton, chicagotribune.com, "Column: I participated in a concealed carry class, and it reaffirmed why I would never own a gun," 22 Aug. 2019 The dive bar is to the United States what the pub is to England; an unassuming and uncomplicated coat stand on which the country’s cultural touchstones can be hung and enjoyed. — Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review, "American Dive Bars," 22 Aug. 2019 With a cast that includes Cate Blanchett in the title role, Billy Crudup, Kristen Wiig, Zoe Chao and newcomer Emma Nelson, the film is offbeat, unassuming and has a sneaky, surprising emotional edge — in other words, a Richard Linklater movie. — Mark Olsenstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, "Indie Focus: Taking off with ‘Where’d You Go, Bernadette’," 16 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'unassuming.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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