UN ASSUMING Synonyms: 135 Similar and Opposite Words

unassuming

adjective

ˌən-ə-ˈsü-miŋ

Definition of unassuming

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 This initially takes unassuming form, as Maya grows friendly with Kiran (Krish Raj More), a boy of a similar age. — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026 This unassuming strip of blue next to a busy road is the city's lifeline to the Colorado River. — Alex Hager, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026 In a display case on the lower level of the Faraday Museum at the Royal Institution in London, there’s an unassuming stack of gray metal discs and blotting paper. — IEEE Spectrum, 31 Aug. 2026 Well, some travelers have put one particular doughy delight at the center of their itineraries, much to the chagrin of unassuming locals. — Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unassuming

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Adjective

The visitors were meek and the poorest performers of the four opponents, but how much of that is down to the way Leeds played?

— Beren Cross, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Moore plays Mona Friedman, a meek housewife who hasn’t sung in front of anyone since church choir and is unexpectedly cast in a community-theater production — then transforms into a zealous method actor willing to wage war over a marginal role.

— Clayton Davis, Variety, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of meek

Adjective

View gallery - 11 images The humble shipping container is little more than a basic metal box, but designers and architects never seem to run out of ideas for what to do with it.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Sep. 2026
Top Dog's owner is Dick Portillo, an entrepreneur and former Marine in the Chicago area who came from nothing and poured his family's savings into a humble hot dog stand and turned it into a billion-dollar restaurant empire over his lifetime.

— Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of humble

Adjective

Despite this modest tourism boom, the town retains plentiful architectural evidence of its history as a turn-of-the-century manufacturing hub, with an abundance of red-brick and steel edifices lining its streets.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Sep. 2026
Polo's efficient 133-hp electric motor, and of course, modest driving habits.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Sep. 2026