UNPRETENTIOUSLY Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

unpretentiously

adverb

Definition of unpretentiously

as in sincerely

without any attempt to impress by deception or exaggeration that rare restaurant reviewer who writes engagingly but unpretentiously about food

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And incumbents can sincerely believe important work remains unfinished.

— Nancy Forster-Holt, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2026
In a scene at the beginning of Episode 8, actor Siena Agudong, who plays Sue, expresses Flanagan’s belief that sincerely openhearted people like Carrie are met with rejection and seen as alien in a world where cynicism is our default mode.

— Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of sincerely

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The goal of the dinners is not to persuade people one way or another but to learn how people genuinely respond to what AI can do, and to understand how these tools might align or collide with local grief practices.

— Lissa Soep, Vox, 17 Oct. 2026
Between the appliances and the design details throughout, we were all impressed by how much thought the hosts had put into making the houses feel both beautiful and genuinely comfortable to stay in.

— Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of genuinely

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These provisions keep employers and plan sponsors from openly discussing their contract terms, which Cuban said blocks them from comparing fees and negotiating better deals.

— Emma Witman, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
Worse, while communist parties during the Cold War denied the crimes of the Soviet regime, some of today’s neo-Leninists openly defend them.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026

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