UNFLAMBOYANT Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

unflamboyant

adjective

Definition of unflamboyant

as in appropriate

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Recent Examples of unflamboyant Avril Haines, Tony Blinken, these are some of the most understated and unflamboyant, deeply steeped in the culture of the agencies that they're being asked to run. — CBS News, 9 Dec. 2020

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unflamboyant

Adjective

Laws, agency regulations and court orders require that the children receive comprehensive healthcare and appropriate education while they're detained.

— Mark Betancourt, NPR, 30 Oct. 2026
Federal prosecutors David Novick and Jonathan Francis don’t explicitly recommend a non custodial sentence, but imply repeatedly that one is appropriate.

— Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of appropriate

Adjective

Kerry Washington and Gemma Chan made the case for understated elegance, while Lauryn Hill and True Whitaker embraced a more experimental streak.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2026
Very clean and modern yet with understated nods to place—subtle Hawaiian patterns, a discreet pineapple print on pillows, natural textures.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of understated

Adjective

Yet at a time of perpetual upheaval in Hollywood, the unflashy Meledandri has created and shaped one of Hollywood’s most consistent blockbuster-making operations.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 June 2026
The kind of unflashy, true-life stuff network TV did well for so many decades, and then indie film did even better for so many more decades.

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2026

Definition of unflashy

Adjective

The chaos was a fitting end to one of the ugliest elections in recent years, said Paulo César de Oliveira in Correio da Manhã (Rio de Janeiro).

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 31 Oct. 2026
Lafayette 148 said the exhibition offered a fitting backdrop for a collection that draws on the decade’s cultural influence while expressing the brand’s own perspective.

— Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of fitting

Adjective

Where earlier data centers were inconspicuous, the hyperscale facilities developers want to build in Arizona — often on rural farm or desert land — are both massive and incongruous.

— Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 29 Oct. 2026
Conservators also remove inconspicuous (often inauthentic) additions.

— Tara Anne Dalbow, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of inconspicuous

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