as in meek
not having or showing any feelings of superiority, self-assertiveness, or showiness
a talented but surprisingly unassuming musician
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Recent Examples of unassuming
Matthews has impressed his Team USA teammates during 4 Nations with his unassuming leadership.
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Pierre Lebrun, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
Lorne Michaels, the show’s creator, is known for his rituals, including a weekly visit to Lattanzi — an unassuming Italian restaurant in Midtown Manhattan — with the show’s latest celebrity host.
—German Lopez, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
With a very unassuming exterior, quite Zen and humble, this Japanese-centric restaurant eschews flash for flavor.
—Laura Ness, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2025
Despite its unassuming appearance, the aluminum CPU cooler is effective.
—PCMAG, 8 Feb. 2025
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Pierre Lebrun, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
Lorne Michaels, the show’s creator, is known for his rituals, including a weekly visit to Lattanzi — an unassuming Italian restaurant in Midtown Manhattan — with the show’s latest celebrity host.
—German Lopez, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
With a very unassuming exterior, quite Zen and humble, this Japanese-centric restaurant eschews flash for flavor.
—Laura Ness, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2025
Despite its unassuming appearance, the aluminum CPU cooler is effective.
—PCMAG, 8 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unassuming
Adjective
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Small mercies are welcome when the losses are this meek.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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Sometimes, young players of his profile are quite meek — apologetic for their ability, even.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
The Athletic,
27 July 2024
Adjective
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Instead, Ram is using the humble 3.6 L Pentastar V6.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
27 Feb. 2025
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By the time Napoleon invaded Egypt, in 1798, Alexandria had become a humble Ottoman port.—
Hannah Edgar,
ARTnews.com,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The decline was sharper than predicted by a Reuters poll of analysts, reversing January’s modest 0.5% increase and marking the first contraction since January 2024.—
John Liu,
CNN,
10 Mar. 2025
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Gloria, her shy and soft-spoken best friend, lives with her Ghanaian father in a modest apartment, rarely speaking to a mother who moved to Germany years ago.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Unassuming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unassuming. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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