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Synonyms & Antonyms of unpretentious
1
free from any intent to deceive or impress others
- a simple and unpretentious account about growing up in the rural South
Synonyms for unpretentious
Words Related to unpretentious
- childlike,
- dewy-eyed,
- gee-whiz,
- impressionable,
- inexperienced,
- malleable,
- persuadable,
- persuasible,
- simpleminded,
- unsophisticated,
- unworldly,
- wide-eyed
- candid,
- direct,
- frank,
- free,
- free-spoken,
- open,
- openhearted,
- plain,
- plainspoken,
- single-minded,
- straight,
- straightforward,
- unguarded
- exploitable,
- gullible
- (also gullable),
- susceptible,
- unwary
Phrases Synonymous with unpretentious
Near Antonyms for unpretentious
Antonyms for unpretentious
- affected,
- artful,
- artificial,
- assuming,
- dishonest,
- dissembling,
- dissimulating,
- fake,
- false,
- guileful,
- insincere,
- phony
- (also phoney),
- pretentious
2
not excessively showy
- lives in a rather unpretentious house for someone so wealthy
Synonyms for unpretentious
- conservative,
- low-key
- (also low-keyed),
- muted,
- quiet,
- repressed,
- restrained,
- sober,
- subdued,
- toned-down,
- understated,
- unflashy
Words Related to unpretentious
Near Antonyms for unpretentious
Antonyms for unpretentious
- flamboyant,
- flaring,
- flashy,
- garish,
- gaudy,
- glitzy,
- loud,
- noisy,
- ostentatious,
- razzle-dazzle,
- splashy,
- swank
- (or swanky)
3
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 for unpretentious
Words Related to unpretentious
- bashful,
- diffident,
- introverted,
- mousy
- (or mousey),
- overmodest,
- passive,
- quiet,
- reserved,
- retiring,
- sheepish,
- shy,
- subdued,
- timid,
- unobtrusive
Near Antonyms for unpretentious
- aggressive,
- assertive,
- audacious,
- bold,
- brash,
- brassy,
- cheeky,
- forward,
- impertinent,
- impudent,
- saucy
- egocentric,
- egoistic
- (also egoistical),
- narcissistic,
- prideful,
- self-affected,
- self-centered,
- self-complacent,
- self-conceited,
- self-congratulatory,
- self-contented,
- self-engrossed,
- self-important,
- self-obsessed,
- self-pleased,
- self-satisfied,
- smug,
- stuck-up,
- swelled-headed
- condescending,
- disdainful,
- dominant,
- dominating,
- domineering,
- magisterial,
- overbearing,
- patronizing,
- pontificating
- extroverted
- (also extraverted),
- immodest,
- outgoing,
- uninhibited,
- unreserved
Antonyms for unpretentious
- arrogant,
- bumptious,
- chesty,
- conceited,
- egotistic
- (or egotistical),
- fastuous,
- haughty,
- highfalutin
- (also hifalutin),
- high-and-mighty,
- high-handed,
- high-hat,
- hoity-toity,
- huffish,
- huffy,
- imperious,
- lordly,
- overweening,
- peremptory,
- pompous,
- presuming,
- presumptuous,
- pretentious,
- self-asserting,
- self-assertive,
- supercilious,
- superior,
- toplofty
- (also toploftical),
- uppish,
- uppity
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