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Synonyms for unassuming
ˌʌn əˈsu mɪŋunas·sum·ing
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
unassuming
Synonyms:
modest, reserved, retiring, shy, unobtrusiveAntonyms:
impertinent, intrusive, meddlesome, meddling, obtrusive, officious
Princeton's WordNet
retiring, unassumingadjective
not arrogant or presuming
"unassuming to a fault, skeptical about the value of his work"; "a shy retiring girl"
Synonyms:
retiring, past(a), self-effacing, preceding(a), retiring(a), reticentAntonyms:
immodest
Dictionary of English Synonymes
unassumingadjective
Synonyms:
modest, humble, unpretending
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#258 | reserved | |
#10026 | modest | |
#11163 | shy | |
#19227 | retiring | |
#47406 | unobtrusive | |
#61086 | unassuming | |
#81424 | reticent |
How to use unassuming in a sentence?
Here is my understanding, if you lived a good life people would recognize it – like the American Bar Association has the gold standard, his integrity is absolutely unquestioned. He is the very circumspect in his personal conduct. Harbors no biases or prejudices. He is entirely ethical. Is a really decent person. He is warm, friendly, unassuming – he is the nicest person.
Stevenswas probably one of the least known justices publicly, and its ironic because he has had as big an impact of the Supreme Court and on American society as any justice, but his niceness and his unassuming manner should not be mistaken for any kind of softness. He has the sharpest mind Ive ever encountered.
She was the heart and soul of our city. She did everything for our city, she once said when I'm not on stage, I am Linda Solomon next door. I would see Aretha Franklin at Kroger's. I went to the cashier and said,' Did you see Aretha in the produce aisles ?' She said,' She's always here.' She was down to earth, she was unassuming, she was wonderful to work with.
He also ushered in a slew of unique, very personal and eclectic characters for DC such as the Question, Blue Beetle, Hawk and Dove and more, polite and unassuming -- he never sought attention or the limelight but in many ways represented the hidden hero he saw in all of us. #RIPsteveditko.
When I met Ghislaine in 1984, she was about 23. I thought she was a lovely girl. I liked her from the start, and she was very shy and very unassuming and not the harlot that she's been portrayed as, she asked me if I would take a series of pictures of her in the studio, a fashion shoot because her father ... you know, doted on her … [he] wanted one of the portraits that I took to put on the Lady Ghislaine yachts. He was totally besotted with Ghislaine. She could do no wrong.
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