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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Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
My experience Sorce is nestled off of East Seventh Street in an unassuming, yet undeniably charming building.
—Samantha Husted, Charlotte Observer, 27 Mar. 2026
Closure for Minerliz’s family came during a hearing 25 years in the making in Bronx Criminal Court, where the once unassuming neighbor was unmasked as a killer.
—Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026
Designed by pioneering Modernist architect Richard Neutra in 1928, with limited collaboration from another Modernist icon, Rudolph Schindler, the Jardinette Apartments had been hiding in plain sight on an unassuming Hollywood street for nearly a century.
—Sam Lubell, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
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“Unassuming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unassuming. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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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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