unassuming
adjective
un·as·sum·ing
ˌən-ə-ˈsü-miŋ 
: not assuming : modest
an unassuming librarian
an unassuming manner
an unassuming 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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Before long, an unassuming couple stops to pick him up.
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
Works by Pablo Picasso, Piet Mondrian or Willem de Kooning can resurface years, or decades, later in a building’s basement or behind an unassuming bedroom door.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 21 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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—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
Works by Pablo Picasso, Piet Mondrian or Willem de Kooning can resurface years, or decades, later in a building’s basement or behind an unassuming bedroom door.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 21 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
The unassuming defensive-minded Kaiser and the goofy go-for-it Levshunov just seem to bring out the best in each other.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Unassuming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unassuming. Accessed 23 Oct. 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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