unobtrusive
adjective
, -ziv\
Definition of unobtrusive
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Synonyms & Antonyms for unobtrusive
Synonyms
discreet, inconspicuous, invisible, unnoticeable
Antonyms
conspicuous, noticeable, visible
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This Rheem appliance weighs only 8½ pounds and is roughly the size of two laptops stacked on top of each other, so it can be installed on a small wall area and wired in an unobtrusive way with 8 AWG wire (and two 40-amp circuit breakers). — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, "Why Your Next Water Heater Should Be Tankless," 14 Aug. 2019 Others include using unobtrusive exterior signage and offering a bare-bones selection of hardware and pet products in deference to local stores that specialize in those areas. — Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Ocean Beach Target opens with no alcohol," 17 July 2019 Manalapan Police allowed unobtrusive parking along A1A. Divers could be dropped off and gain access to the beach by walking down a well-trod path. — John Christopher Fine, sun-sentinel.com, "Boynton Beach’s maritime past lives on with Lofthus shipwreck," 21 June 2019 Part of that is due to an unobtrusive handheld device that servers use to log orders, sending them immediately to digital screens back in the kitchen. — al, "Squid Ink happens: Downtown Mobile gets new flavors," 5 Aug. 2019 Although always visible, the crews have been mostly unobtrusive and players don’t seem to mind. — Jerry Mcdonald, The Mercury News, "Six observations on Day 6 of Raiders’ training camp: Examining Glennon vs. Peterman," 2 Aug. 2019 This meant waterproofing, buoyancy control, tweaking weight distributions and figuring out an unobtrusive way to share information underwater. — Joanna Klein, New York Times, "Robotic Fish to Keep a Fishy Eye on the Health of the Oceans," 21 Mar. 2018 The dialogue, the efficient character sketches and the unobtrusive but always-advancing plot are evidence of mature ability. — Sam Sacks, WSJ, "Fiction: Colson Whitehead Is One of the Finest Novelists in America," 12 July 2019 For many of us — for a contractor looking to flip a house or an art gallery owner removing visual distractions, or a Scandinavian who wants to brighten her home over a long dark winter — white is an unobtrusive base color. — Hayley Krischer, New York Times, "Leanne Ford Explores the Many Shades of White," 8 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'unobtrusive.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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unobtrusive
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