as in quiet
not excessively showy
a family man who drives a serviceable, decidedly unflashy car
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Recent Examples of unflashy
Howard’s reputation for being a workmanlike filmmaker — solid, unflashy, without an easily noticeable personal style — proves to be stunningly effective in Frost/Nixon, where the actors and the script are the real stars.
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Will Leitch, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
Lots of unflashy organic details make Peppered Pig stand out.
—Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 1 Mar. 2023
In fact, the evening—low-key, highbrow, and decidedly unflashy—is much more in keeping with Casiraghi’s preferred modus operandi.
—Town & Country, 30 Nov. 2022
Instead, the series subverts the genre in its own characteristically unflashy way.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
See All Example Sentences for unflashy
Will Leitch, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
Lots of unflashy organic details make Peppered Pig stand out.
—Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 1 Mar. 2023
In fact, the evening—low-key, highbrow, and decidedly unflashy—is much more in keeping with Casiraghi’s preferred modus operandi.
—Town & Country, 30 Nov. 2022
Instead, the series subverts the genre in its own characteristically unflashy way.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
See All Example Sentences for unflashy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unflashy
Adjective
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Without my father’s booming presence, our house was strangely quiet.—
Faith Karimi,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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What was once a gravel and sand mine is being reforested and turned into a sanctuary with quiet beaches and a pristine, spring water lake.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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This provided a clean palette for the recreation of muted, period-accurate tones with subtle, textured colors set against the deep wood grains, which complemented the 35mm Kodak film stock.—
Bill Desowitz,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Feb. 2026
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Queen’s impact has been a bit more muted and inconsistent since Zion Williamson re-entered the lineup for the New Orleans Pelicans.—
Sam Vecenie,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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With such a statement on top, Jenner kept the rest of the look relatively subdued.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
14 Feb. 2026
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The recent batch of labor market data (both public and private) indicated that there’s a high likelihood that job growth was tepid, that unemployment remained subdued and that health care remained a primary driver of overall hiring.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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And his performance is very understated in this dramatic way.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
20 Feb. 2026
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Thanks to its understated silhouette, the style can be worn with everything from relaxed denim to breezy spring skirts.—
Kyra Surgent,
InStyle,
19 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Hours after Pretti was shot dead while restrained and kneeling, Leon Virden and one of his sons joined a protest near the scene.—
Natasha Korecki,
NBC news,
14 Feb. 2026
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Beatrix, first as crown princess and later as queen, continued to use the tiara, although with a more restrained use, often combining it with other pieces of the ensemble or reserving it for very specific diplomatic appointments.—
Marta Martínez Tato,
Vanity Fair,
13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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His wife, a former fashion editor and stylist, is known for her meticulous but unpretentious sensibility.—
Christine Lennon,
Architectural Digest,
17 Feb. 2026
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To watch any one of Wiseman’s films is to fall under the spell of a master who used the medium to make the viewer a more empathetic and enlightened person, supplying the pleasure of watching human nature through the perceptive eye of a humorous, unpretentious man with insatiable curiosity.—
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
16 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Her goals include an increase in military power, more government spending and ultra-conservative social policies.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Feb. 2026
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That debate flared back to life during this ongoing Winter Olympics, especially on popular conservative podcasts and media outlets.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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That simple sentiment distills what being a Louisianan is about.—
Carlie Procell,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
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No doubt history would be very different if a citizen’s duty was simple obeyance.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Unflashy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unflashy. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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