unpretentious
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Definition of unpretentious
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Synonyms & Antonyms for unpretentious
Synonyms
artless, genuine, guileless, honest, ingenuous, innocent, naive (or naïve), natural, real, simple, sincere, true, unaffected, unpretending
Antonyms
affected, artful, artificial, assuming, dishonest, dissembling, dissimulating, fake, false, guileful, insincere, phony (also phoney), pretentious
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Examples of unpretentious in a Sentence
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With a population of just over 3,300 people and a main street free of chain stores, Mount Shasta is unpretentious and homey, a friendly small city on the western flank of California’s fifth-highest peak. — Brian Coyne, SFChronicle.com, "One Day, One Place: Mount Shasta, California," 11 July 2019 The audience has seen her as grounded, earthy, and unpretentious. — Alexandra Lange, Curbed, "The Big Little Lie of the TV kitchen island," 1 Aug. 2019 Much of the conversation around me was in Italian and the customers were a mix of regulars and tourists, all savoring the food and unpretentious atmosphere. — Linda Greenstein, BostonGlobe.com, "Gloucester: From harbor walks to eclectic shops," 17 July 2019 San Vito Lo Capo is an unpretentious village with a stunning beach of white sand and turquoise water. — Steve Lopezcolumnist, Los Angeles Times, "Column: Steve Lopez goes to Italy and searches for his Sicilian roots," 17 July 2019 French Provincial furniture paired with minimalist abstract art and sweeping views of the Mediterranean make this unpretentious hotel exceptional. — Laurel Benedum, ELLE Decor, "Here's How to Recreate the Look of These 5 Dreamy Hotel Interiors," 3 July 2019 Eve laments her well-to-do family’s ordinariness, bemoaning their unpretentious taste and subdued cocktail parties. — Pete Tosiello, Washington Post, "Karen Dukess’s ‘The Last Book Party’ is a postcard from another era," 10 July 2019 Others simply step into the streets outside their red-brick apartments, where some of their neighbors sell shaved ice with chili powder and sliced mangoes with lime and salt from unpretentious food carts. — Camilo Montoya-galvez, CBS News, ""We are all scared": Trump's threats of ICE raids keep immigrants on edge," 9 July 2019 In the stubby lane, one-size-fits-all ball and the humble delta of pins, the compression of urban life in the early 20th century is almost palpable, as is the relief this unpretentious game must have offered. — Ben Crandell, sun-sentinel.com, "SummerTimeOut: Duckpin bowling at Rec Room in Fort Lauderdale," 20 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'unpretentious.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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unpretentious
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