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as in mild
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as in inconspicuous
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Recent Examples of unemphatic
The former is quietly involving: unhurried, unemphatic, observant.
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Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Nov. 2021
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
Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Nov. 2021
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
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Any outdoor space equipped with a sun shade sail offers relief from the heat, mild protection from rain and an improved aesthetic.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
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Some experience mild discomfort.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
Adjective
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There are no insecticides that will control the larva of this inconspicuous grayish-brown moth.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
17 June 2026
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Szabo, an otherwise inconspicuous former bureaucrat, helped to unite two distinct networks with overlapping ambitions.—
Alex Cuadros,
ProPublica,
16 June 2026
Adjective
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As the noise-rap-electro act Jane Remover shrieked and pleaded through a 90-minute marathon set at the Fonda on Thursday night, one very young couple dressed right out of a conservative‘s nightmare — gender-ambiguous, purple hair, facial piercings — tapped me on the shoulder.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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At a billion scans a month, even modest rates imply hundreds of millions of ambiguous results a year, each one demanding a clinical decision and producing a worried customer.—
Gabriel Alin Zainescu,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
Adjective
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David might be the most influential yet unobtrusive trailblazer the Canadian team has ever had.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
12 June 2026
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Otherwise, the Fitbit Air is the better value for most people interested in a screenless, unobtrusive health-tracking experience.—
Andrew Gebhart,
PC Magazine,
30 May 2026
Adjective
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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
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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
Adjective
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But now, having a robotic vacuum, mop, lawn mower or pool cleaner is fairly unremarkable.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
15 June 2026
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That soft, fleshy and unremarkable earlobe is, from a biological standpoint, a strange evolutionary remnant.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
Adjective
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When that happens, people become more guarded, less open and less willing to engage.—
Tony Gambill,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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Our spirits remain guarded, but high, for this one; the Venice Film Festival crowd seemed to eat it up.—
Randy Myers,
The Mercury News,
3 Sep. 2024
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The clothes were unshowy but versatile, appropriate for the office but casual enough for weekend wear.—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
20 May 2026
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Ruth is an extraordinary heroine, rock-solid strong in a completely unshowy, sincere, vulnerable way.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 May 2026
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“Unemphatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unemphatic. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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