UNIMPOSING Synonyms: 76 Similar and Opposite Words

unimposing

adjective

Definition of unimposing

as in unprepossessing

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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

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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

Definition of unprepossessing

Adjective

To his credit, Pattinson loves to dig into unappealing characters.

— Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 19 Aug. 2026
Because this onerous and not very lucrative work is unappealing to younger generations, the puesteros are an aging breed, with few lined up to replace them.

— Ana Karina Zatarain, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of unappealing

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Activewear After sweating it out in your beloved activewear, avoid using the hotter temperatures in the washing machine to sanitize and remove unpleasant odors.

— Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 26 Aug. 2026
The mediocre screen was an unpleasant surprise given that this thing advertised 100 percent sRGB gamut coverage when it was announced and on its product page for many weeks (the Internet Archive captures it here).

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 24 Aug. 2026

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