INCONSPICUOUS Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

inconspicuous

adjective

ˌin-kən-ˈspi-kyə-wəs

Definition of inconspicuous

as in discreet

not readily seen or noticed left an inconspicuous scratch on the wall

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Recent Examples of inconspicuous Add in the fact that the people involved in these recordings tend to be minors, and there are a lot of fraught legal lines that kids are running up against when using inconspicuous wearables to film their peers. — Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 19 Aug. 2026 Patch-Test Your Cleaner Test the cleaner in a couple of inconspicuous areas first because different sections of a vintage bag may react differently. — Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 17 Aug. 2026 With the inconspicuous glasses, however, that assumption becomes much harder to make—meaning privacy and consent laws can potentially be invoked. — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026 Test it in an inconspicuous area first to make sure there’s no damage. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 18 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for inconspicuous

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Since the Second World War (wooden horses having fallen out of fashion), one discreet way of getting troops behind enemy lines has been by parachute.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026
Best for a quiet neighborhood retreat Tucked away in the smart, leafy Chamberi neighborhood, some ten minutes’ drive from the city center, this Relais & Chateaux hotel in a small 19th-century mansion is all about discreet luxury.

— Eddi Fiegel, Robb Report, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of discreet

Adjective

The cost of our avoidance of clozapine is invisible but enormous, measured in people who stay sick, and in lives that end early, for want of a drug already sitting on the shelf.

— Nitin Gogtay, STAT, 4 Sep. 2026
From the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco to the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, without a doubt, one of the most important aspects in their invisible architecture was the stress test.

— Matthew Peters, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of invisible

Adjective

Thus, around 1912–14, Picasso, Braque, and Juan Gris revived one of the classical modes of imitation, but this resurrection of good old cut-and-paste went unnoticed due to its modernist rebranding.

— Mario Carpo, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
This does not go unnoticed by Britt (Isabelle Bonfrer), a bartender who watches it unfold with quiet amusement.

— Keith Phipps, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026

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