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

Synonyms of unassuming

• meek
• humble
• modest

Examples of unassuming in a Sentence

He's just an unassuming guy.

They lived in an unassuming home.

Recent Examples on the Web

But this unassuming island holds decades of secrets in its soil. — Rj MacKenzie, Popular Science, 5 Aug. 2026

Snow will play the character Marybeth, an unassuming receptionist at the husband’s company. — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026

In fact, this unassuming little coupe was the one car that sparked the global roadster boom of the early 1990s, when the MX-5’s huge popularity convinced European carmakers to create the Boxster, SLK, TT, Z3, MGF and Barchetta. — Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Behind a secure door in an unassuming office building in Irvine, rows of servers quietly power hospital systems, financial institutions and emergency communications. — Kristine Lazar, CBS News, 30 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1722, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unassuming

• assuming
• consuming
• costuming
• presuming
• resuming
• subsuming
• blooming
• booming
• fuming
• grooming
• looming
• rooming

Kids Definition

unassuming

adjective

un·​as·​sum·​ing ˌən-ə-ˈsü-miŋ 

: not pretentious : modest

an unassuming manner

an unassuming neighborhood

unassumingly adverb