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
That simple, unassuming invitation was the first in a chain of events that led to the killing of 23-year-old Guillermo Kelly-Torres at a home on the 9200 block of E Street in Oakland, according to witness testimony.
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Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2025
In Normal, Odenkirk plays an unassuming substitute sheriff with a troubled past who, after moving to a small, sleepy town, responds to a bank robbery and unknowingly uncovers something far more explosive.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
Before long, an unassuming couple stops to pick him up.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
Duffy also continued to grow the unassuming restaurant’s now-famous collection of license plates that line nearly every inch of wall and ceiling space.
—Abby Price, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2025
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Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2025
In Normal, Odenkirk plays an unassuming substitute sheriff with a troubled past who, after moving to a small, sleepy town, responds to a bank robbery and unknowingly uncovers something far more explosive.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
Before long, an unassuming couple stops to pick him up.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
Duffy also continued to grow the unassuming restaurant’s now-famous collection of license plates that line nearly every inch of wall and ceiling space.
—Abby Price, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unassuming
Adjective
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Tessa Thompson stars as the willful heroine, married to a rather meek academic, George Tesman (Tom Bateman), who’s angling for an important university position.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
22 Oct. 2025
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Employment growth is meek, but the labor market is holding steady.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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From humble beginnings of small-scale personal gardens, the company has since evolved to managing large-scale estates.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
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In The Furious, when his daughter Rainy is abducted, humble tradesman Wang Wei is thrust into a deadly underworld of corruption and violence.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
28 Oct. 2025
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In Virginia, moderate Democrat Abigail Spanberger, a former CIA officer and congresswoman, has maintained a modest lead over Republican nominee, Winsome Earle-Sears, the state's current lieutenant governor.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Nov. 2025
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Its modest 10 cubic feet of cargo space isn't exactly designed for grocery hauls.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Unassuming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unassuming. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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