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
In an unassuming building by the Pennsylvania Turnpike tolls in Bensalem, Bucks County, 33-year Turnpike Commission veteran Eric Paul settles in every day with that hat on display over his shoulder.
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Kim Hudson, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
Like in much of life, the pivotal moments in medicine are quiet and unassuming.
—Daniel Torrent, STAT, 25 Feb. 2026
An unassuming metal barn at the edge of the UC Davis campus is now home to some of the most sophisticated high-speed cameras in the country — and the birds that put the equipment to the test.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 23 Feb. 2026
Outside of Old Town, some of Murrieta’s best restaurants are tucked inside unassuming shopping plazas, like Honeycutt Farms Cafe.
—Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 23 Feb. 2026
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Kim Hudson, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
Like in much of life, the pivotal moments in medicine are quiet and unassuming.
—Daniel Torrent, STAT, 25 Feb. 2026
An unassuming metal barn at the edge of the UC Davis campus is now home to some of the most sophisticated high-speed cameras in the country — and the birds that put the equipment to the test.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 23 Feb. 2026
Outside of Old Town, some of Murrieta’s best restaurants are tucked inside unassuming shopping plazas, like Honeycutt Farms Cafe.
—Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 23 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unassuming
Adjective
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Some of the ire contributing to the unedifying scenes at full-time owed to just how meek Villa had been against the Premier League’s bottom team.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
3 Mar. 2026
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At the film’s center is Seyo Kim (Chen Emilie Yan), a meek state lawyer looking to make a difference, but who accepts, with begrudging sighs, her department’s 80% rate of dropping hate crime prosecutions as just another part of the job.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
23 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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If your child accomplished something great, here's how to offer praise while keeping them humble, modest, and appreciative.—
Wayne Parker,
Parents,
8 Mar. 2026
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All of Mabel’s new forest friends—there are deer, rabbits, turtles, raccoons, and a singularly gloomy bear—bow down to a beaver sovereign, King George (Bobby Moynihan), a gregarious and naïve soul who embraces a humble, communal ideal of living.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
6 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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That said, the modest growth target will still put the world’s second-largest economy on track to achieving its goal of doubling its size by 2035 from the 2020 levels, as per Beijing’s longer-term goals.—
Anniek Bao,Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
6 Mar. 2026
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But with an 18% affordability index and many qualified buyers still locked into much lower interest rates, the actual effects on the real estate market will be modest.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Unassuming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unassuming. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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