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.
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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.
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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.
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Victor A. Friedman,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Oct. 2018
See All Example Sentences for unimposing
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
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Joe was an unprepossessing fellow.
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The artist himself, however, was rather more unprepossessing.
Adjective
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Donning orange may seem unappealing because that’s the color of the Broncos, the Chiefs’ less successful AFC West rivals.
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The idea behind the terminal is that private charter aviation — even though growing — can be costly or unappealing for long distances.
Adjective
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Fresh grass clippings are great for masking naturally unpleasant odors in the garden by simply using them to cover the offensive materials.
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This could be an indication that the P-trap under the sink has dried out, which means water no longer blocks unpleasant smells from rising.
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All those unappetizing items go in your brown yard waste cart, not the black trash cart or the blue recycle cart.
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Hook explains that for natural rind cheese, the impacts of plastic are just as unappetizing.
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“Unimposing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unimposing. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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