UNEMPHATIC Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

unemphatic

adjective

Definition of unemphatic

as in mild

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as in inconspicuous

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Recent Examples of unemphatic The beat is steady and usually unemphatic; the song circles through three chords again and again. — Jon Pareles, New York Times, 6 July 2018 This 1991 feature, the second by Mexican filmmaker Maria Novaro, is leisurely paced and unemphatic but firmly conceived and executed, with a lot of feeling for female solidarity. — Patrick Friel, Chicago Reader, 17 Apr. 2018 This line, delivered in his usual uninflected, unemphatic tone, is chilling, something that the villain in a Hitchcock thriller, one of those immaculately amoral gentleman-monsters, might have said. — Lili Anolik, Vanities, 14 Dec. 2017

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unemphatic

Adjective

Such tests are not recommended for cognitively healthy people, but specialists can use them in people with signs of mild cognitive impairment or more advanced dementia.

— Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
Veradermics said its oral, extended-release formulation of minoxidil induced hair growth in women with mild-to-moderate pattern hair loss, achieving the goal of a single-arm midstage study.

— Elaine Chen, STAT, 15 July 2026

Definition of mild

Adjective

Ezra stays inconspicuous by filming the lines with a pair of Ray-Ban Meta sunglasses, which synch with his iPhone.

— David Kamp, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Test vinegar for colorfastness in an inconspicuous area on colored sheets before using it to freshen them.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 27 June 2026

Definition of inconspicuous

Adjective

Without getting into spoilers, the series wraps on an ambiguous ending that asks the viewer to decide just how much Lonnie has grown.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 16 July 2026
Before Bear makes his wish, the film is purposefully ambiguous about whether Nikki has any real feelings for him.

— Tania Azhang, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026

Definition of ambiguous

Adjective

Otherwise, the Fitbit Air is the better value for most people interested in a screenless, unobtrusive health-tracking experience.

— Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 13 July 2026
Take a cue and hang your towel in a more unobtrusive place, like on a hook in the bathroom.

— Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 3 July 2026

Definition of unobtrusive

Adjective

People who knew Zhang described him to police as a nonassertive man who avoided conflict and typically acquiesced to his wife.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2021
Those who saw an assertive ad chose to allocate $7 of the gift card to the brand on average, compared with $14 for those who saw a nonassertive ad.

— Alina Dizik, WSJ, 16 May 2017

Definition of nonassertive

Adjective

What struck me afterward was not the frequency of those requests but how unremarkable the whole process seemed — to the crew, to other passengers, and, eventually, to me.

— Sriman Swarup, STAT, 13 July 2026
On a recent Trilith Studios tour in Fayetteville, the trolley drove outside the studio gates into an otherwise unremarkable open field filled with tall grass and wildflowers.

— Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 6 July 2026

Definition of unremarkable

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