Synonyms of unpretentious

unpretentious

adjective

ˌən-pri-ˈten(t)-shəs 

1

as in unaffected

free from any intent to deceive or impress others

a simple and unpretentious account about growing up in the rural South

Synonyms & Similar Words

• unaffected
• genuine
• simple
• honest
• innocent
• true
• naive
• straightforward
• sincere
• unpretending
• guileless
• real
• spontaneous
• artless
• naïve
• ingenuous
• inexperienced
• natural
• unsophisticated
• candid
• on the level
• childlike
• unworldly
• impressionable
• frank
• unstudied
• malleable
• trustful
• unforced
• simpleminded
• openhearted
• plainspoken
• wide-eyed
• plain
• open
• direct
• trusting
• gee-whiz
• unguarded
• persuadable
• free
• single-minded
• straight
• persuasible
• gullible
• dewy-eyed
• free-spoken
• exploitable
• susceptible
• unwary
• gullable

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pretentious
• artful
• artificial
• critical
• assuming
• false
• cynical
• sophisticated
• dishonest
• insincere
• suspicious
• skeptical
• affected
• fake
• phony
• wary
• worldly
• cosmopolitan
• phoney
• mistrustful
• polished
• civilized
• cultured
• guileful
• refined
• deceptive
• subtle
• manipulative
• shrewd
• cultivated
• hypocritical
• smooth
• deceitful
• devious
• cunning
• sly
• sharp
• worldly-wise
• crooked
• dissembling
• slick
• dissimulating
• wily
• tricky
• crafty
• slippery
• shifty
• unctuous
• flattering
• designing
• foxy
• underhanded
• calculating
• scheming
• arch
• double-dealing
• feigned
• strained
• sycophantic
• canny
• knavish
• two-faced
• forced
• mealymouthed

2

as in quiet

not excessively showy

lives in a rather unpretentious house for someone so wealthy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• quiet
• muted
• subdued
• understated
• simple
• restrained
• conservative
• unflashy
• low-key
• low-keyed
• proper
• modest
• appropriate
• repressed
• sober
• handsome
• fitting
• suitable
• toned-down
• graceful
• plain
• unadorned
• unobtrusive
• inconspicuous
• practical
• sensible
• becoming
• tasteful
• unnoticeable
• fit
• undecorated
• drab
• refined
• mousy
• mousey

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loud
• flamboyant
• gaudy
• flashy
• ostentatious
• noisy
• swanky
• glitzy
• garish
• swank
• meretricious
• splashy
• tawdry
• vulgar
• inelegant
• trashy
• fancy
• tacky
• flaring
• tasteless
• razzle-dazzle
• graceless
• ornate
• baroque
• gilded
• frilly
• gilt
• rococo
• overwrought
• overdecorated
• overdone

3

as in humble

not having or showing any feelings of superiority, self-assertiveness, or showiness

the unpretentious disposition of an award-winning scientist who has nothing to prove to anyone

Synonyms & Similar Words

• humble
• meek
• modest
• unassuming
• unaffected
• down-to-earth
• timid
• naive
• simple
• lowly
• demure
• quiet
• shy
• passive
• deferential
• unassertive
• subdued
• compliant
• unaggressive
• naïve
• unobtrusive
• submissive
• acquiescent
• ingenuous
• plain
• resigned
• diffident
• reserved
• bashful
• yielding
• sheepish
• introverted
• shrinking
• mousy
• retiring
• self-effacing
• cringing
• self-deprecating
• mousey
• aw-shucks
• self-deprecatory
• cowering
• overmodest

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pretentious
• arrogant
• superior
• pompous
• haughty
• supercilious
• aggressive
• egotistical
• bumptious
• presumptuous
• imperious
• bold
• peremptory
• audacious
• impudent
• conceited
• assertive
• confident
• egotistic
• uppish
• cheeky
• high-and-mighty
• uppity
• highfalutin
• brassy
• saucy
• brash
• forward
• high-handed
• high-hat
• impertinent
• huffy
• overweening
• lordly
• cocky
• smug
• chesty
• egocentric
• narcissistic
• overconfident
• presuming
• hubristic
• cocksure
• self-assertive
• hifalutin
• egoistic
• hoity-toity
• prideful
• vain
• egoistical
• bombastic
• boastful
• dominant
• vainglorious
• fastuous
• huffish
• toplofty
• disdainful
• self-asserting
• showy
• self-confident
• flamboyant
• toploftical
• patronizing
• domineering
• condescending
• overbearing
• swaggering
• ostentatious
• magisterial
• uninhibited
• self-important
• outgoing
• self-complacent
• self-centered
• dominating
• self-satisfied
• self-contented
• unreserved
• immodest
• self-congratulatory
• stuck-up
• extroverted
• self-engrossed
• braggy
• self-conceited
• self-obsessed
• self-affected
• extraverted
• self-pleased
• swelled-headed
• pontificating

Examples of unpretentious in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

His passionate yet unpretentious style contrasted with the showboating of some of the other lawyers. —Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2024

The atmosphere is luxurious but unpretentious, with a warm, neutral palette of matte textures that blend in with the natural surroundings. —Livia Hengel, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024

The photo is sepia-stained, and the interior around her is crude and unpretentious. —Madelyn Dawson, SPIN, 14 Aug. 2024

The cocktails and wine list are similar to the food: solid, unpretentious, tasty. —John Jeremiah Sullivan, Travel + Leisure, 24 July 2024