unimposing

Definition of unimposingnext

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Recent Examples of unimposing When Trible arrived, the school had a small endowment and an unimposing campus. Brandi Kellam, ProPublica, 22 Dec. 2023 The unimposing storefront has been converted from a garage and still bears the hallmarks of one; Nelson was out by the side entrance chatting with neighbors as their children played. Jennifer Wilson, New York Times, 26 Sep. 2023 As for Willis, this lean, unimposing, harmonica-playing David was suddenly haunting the hulking Goliaths who had ruled the 1980s. Clark Collis, EW.com, 25 May 2023 And yet Greece claimed that the existence of this rather unimposing nation-state posed a serious threat to its territorial integrity. Victor A. Friedman, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2018 See All Example Sentences for unimposing
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unimposing
Adjective
  • Joe was an unprepossessing fellow.
    Christian Wiman, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
  • The artist himself, however, was rather more unprepossessing.
    Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2023
Adjective
  • Their shunning of the Spanish coronation, however, felt uniquely unappealing, a show of disrespect to the winners of the most high-profile sporting event in the world.
    Adam Crafton, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • Some were unappealing, and others made a great deal of sense, but each addressed a specific kind of need for children, parents, families, tutors, consultants, educators, and schools.
    Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 19 July 2026
Adjective
  • This was because Lawrence made a point to make the experience as unpleasant as possible for her costar.
    Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The reduction in intake was not caused by making the food unpleasant.
    Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2026
Adjective
  • Unfortunately, that also unleashed endless talk, not only about restaurants, but also about diets, nutrition, gastric symptoms, preferences, prohibitions and other unappetizing subjects.
    Judith Martin, Mercury News, 27 July 2026
  • Both chains suffered from serving food that appeared both inauthentic and unappetizing, unable to compete with local offerings.
    Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 15 July 2026

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“Unimposing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unimposing. Accessed 7 Aug. 2026.

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