unassuming
adjective
un·as·sum·ing
ˌən-ə-ˈsü-miŋ 
approving
: not assuming : not having or showing a desire to be noticed : modest
an unassuming librarian
an unassuming manner
They lived in an unassuming house/neighborhood.
unassumingness
noun
Examples of unassuming in a Sentence
He's just an unassuming guy.
They lived in an unassuming home.
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Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 10 Nov. 2025
And in the fall, when the air turns crisp and the fields turn orange, this unassuming little town reminds visitors that sometimes, the most unique places grow from the simplest seeds (pun intended).
—Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2025
Rachel, who doesn’t speak Norwegian, is all wrong for Gustav’s film, but Fanning, at once inquisitive and unassuming, is just what Trier’s needs.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2025
On an unassuming suburban baseball field in 2009, two promising teenagers wielded their bats for a small collection of scouts.
—Ben Watanabe, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
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“Unassuming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unassuming. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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unassuming
adjective
un·as·sum·ing
ˌən-ə-ˈsü-miŋ
: not pretentious : modest
an unassuming manner
an unassuming neighborhood
unassumingly
adverb
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