unassuming
20
5.8
- adjective
- /ˌʌnəˈsjuːmɪŋ/
:
modesto
- His face is placid, boyish, unassuming, dark eyes cast softly downward.
- quiet and unassuming
- unassuming man
Because your dad was unassuming and steady and wise.
- Because your dad was unassuming and steady and wise.
- I think I would be the most unassuming villain.
- So I got a knock on the door one day and it's this, you know, unassuming guy.
- He's super charming and quick and sort of witty and kind of unassuming.
- That's so that feels so unassuming in a sense, in terms of not having a huge ego.
- He's humble, he's unassuming, he's willing to let people see and and make up their own mind.
- And I want to start by asking how much seemingly unassuming potsherds and clay tiles can tell us about the consequences of Rome's fall.
- Very, very funny and unassuming and just incredible person.
- He came in the room so unassuming because he already had confidence in himself.
- The unfiltered, uncaring, unassuming, intrinsically motivated version of ourselves.
Examples
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One of the main reasons she'd picked him was because he seemed so unassuming.
Fiction book (2001) -
Nothing could have surprised me more than this unassuming man shaking my hand.
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The older one, however, was worth watching; just an unassuming study in systems analysis.
Fiction book (1991) -
So I got a knock on the door one day and it's this, you know, unassuming guy.
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An initially unassuming bull could carry a strong message in a particular local context.
Academic text (2018) -
His paintings were quiet, private and unassuming secular works that contain stories of real human relationships.
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The quiet and unassuming nature of these Apache students is characterized by periods of quiet thinking.
Academic text (2006) -
Please, we need someone who's level-headed, empathetic - and unassuming.
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To his colleagues, he was "a slender, dark-complexioned man of unassuming manner" and "sweet disposition."
Blog text (21) -
The unassuming teacher always dressed simply, letting her knowledge shine instead of her appearance.
Synonyms
222
2.8
Not proud and not thinking you are better than others
81
2.7
Not thinking you are better than others and not boasting
18
3.2
Shy and easily embarrassed, avoiding attention
14
7.4
Being quiet, modest, and often shy
9
5.1
Simple and honest in style and not trying to impress people
7
7.4
Not wanting attention and being modest
1
7.8
Simple and modest in style and not trying to attract attention
1
4.4
Simple in style and not trying to attract attention
Simple and modest in style or behaviour
Looks modest and simple and does not attract attention
Simple in style and not exaggerated
Not trying to seem important or very formal
A shy, quiet person who does not like attention
Antonyms
How Modest
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unassuming comes from un- meaning 'not' and assume meaning 'to take on' or 'to put on' a role or clothes. So, an unassuming person does not 'put on' a proud or showy manner but stays modest and humble.