UNASSUMINGNESS Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

unassumingness

noun

as in unpretentiousness

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Noun

Research by Harvard Business School found that advice seekers are often perceived as more competent because asking thoughtful questions signals humility, confidence, and a desire to improve.

— Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Now, after White delivers a prepared speech invoking hatred, fear mongering, divisiveness, love, grace, humility and Michelle Obama, the media reaction is that everyone really wishes outsiders would stop bringing non-basketball issues into the WNBA.

— Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of humility

Noun

His modesty has not changed over the past eight months, despite signing for Barcelona, becoming the youngest player to represent Egypt at the World Cup and scoring a double for his new club’s first team.

— Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
That means no social media accounts, personal possessions or handling money, and the practice of celibacy and modesty.

— Deepa Bharath, Fortune, 17 July 2026

Definition of modesty

Noun

This is what gives the film its experiential sincerity — the lived perspective of its Ukrainian crew leaving a nonfictional trace across every level of the fiction, something Stever handles with unusual reverence.

— Sonya Vseliubska, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026
Though the familiar tropes of YA storytelling exist throughout, the series engages with the genre’s conventions earnestly and with sincerity, says Halsall.

— Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of sincerity

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