as in unprepossessing
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Recent Examples of unimposing
When Trible arrived, the school had a small endowment and an unimposing campus.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unimposing
Adjective
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Joe was an unprepossessing fellow.—
Christian Wiman,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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The artist himself, however, was rather more unprepossessing.—
Rebecca Mead,
The New Yorker,
5 Jan. 2023
Adjective
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Mixing them with something unappealing, like dirt, coffee grounds or cat litter.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
24 Mar. 2026
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As a result little stands between you and the actors, appealing or unappealing according to their characters.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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That said, whole-virus vaccines can cause more unpleasant side effects, and in rare cases, weakened live pathogens can redevelop infectious capability.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
27 Mar. 2026
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Like, what would make this already unpleasant environment even spicier?—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Reaching for your leftover guacamole and discovering it’s turned an unappetizing shade of brown after a day in the fridge.—
Olivia Tarantino,
Martha Stewart,
6 Mar. 2026
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But, to her, the idea of leaving a review was unappetizing.—
James Doubek,
NPR,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Unimposing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unimposing. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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