unintrusive
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- adjective
- /ˌʌnɪnˈtruːsɪv/
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discreto
- Unintrusive, omnipresent, and familiar, the radio had a capacity to overcome impediments to traditional missionary methods and to capture believers that eluded the white American missionary in the field during the two decades after WWII.
Examples
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The unintrusive design of the furniture allowed the room to feel open and spacious.
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Yes, we all have to live together and figure out a way to be as unintrusive as possible.
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That is one of the best unintrusive measures of kindness that we that we have.
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Most of these activities were unintrusive, comfortable experiences that reinforce prevailing patterns of school work.
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And since its inception, it has been fodder for skeptics and fuel for those demanding a smaller, unintrusive government.
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We conducted 133 "unintrusive observations" (Ford, Bach, and Fottler 1997, 78) and 49 patient interviews to assess patients' perceptions of the quality of their care.
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All the feigned skepticism and fear of government—all belief that it is a necessary evil, that it should be mistrusted and kept small, that it should be unintrusive and inexpensive—go right out the window the second a Big Government scheme involves dropping a bomb on someone.
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His unintrusive manner made it easy for others to feel comfortable around him.
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The background music was pleasant and unintrusive, enhancing the atmosphere without distracting the guests.
Synonyms
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Not easy to see or notice
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Not attracting attention or standing out to others
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Simple and modest in style and not trying to attract attention
Not causing trouble or interrupting what people do
Antonyms
How Intrusive
- Informal
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word unintrusive is made of un- meaning 'not' and intrude meaning 'to push in' or 'come where you are not wanted', as in intruder, so something unintrusive does not push into a place or draw unwanted attention.