UNSHOWY Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

unshowy

adjective

Definition of unshowy

as in unobtrusive

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Recent Examples of unshowy After returning to Chicago, Hicks served as Cardinal Cupich’s vicar-general, or deputy, then as a bishop, and was known for unshowy efficiency. — Paul Elie, New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2026 There’s also an unshowy pride in its subtly diverse, distinctly Canadian cast of characters. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025 Cronenberg captures the way such a gift might unwind a person in an effectively unshowy way. — James Grebey, Time, 12 Sep. 2025 Turturro is unshowy but magnificent in his best film role in years, an honorable hustler who still carries himself with dignity despite a lifetime of regrets and a world gradually leaving him behind. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019 See All Example Sentences for unshowy

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Adjective

Staff are attentive and knowledgeable but unobtrusive, and the cocktails are excellent.

— Irenie Forshaw, TheWeek, 4 Sep. 2026
The documentary reality of Ryan’s life leans on observational verité techniques, with the camera often placed at an unobtrusive distance and following their freewheeling motions.

— Marshall Shaffer, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of unobtrusive

Adjective

What may have been an unnoticeable work-around at five clients has a greater impact on the company’s day-to-day operations at 50 clients.

— Farzana Abdulhusein, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026
But the spinning trick has real limits that make this drone far from being completely unnoticeable.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 July 2026

Definition of unnoticeable

Adjective

Rey’s directing style keeps the spirit of Mumblecore cinema while bringing it into the immediate present, injecting subtle political commentary into naturalistic scenes.

— Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026
In other New York Fashion Week shows, like TWP and Proenza Schouler, fashion’s adjacent garden shoe trend took a more subtle approach.

— Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of subtle

Adjective

The beat is steady and usually unemphatic; the song circles through three chords again and again.

— Jon Pareles, New York Times, 6 July 2018
This 1991 feature, the second by Mexican filmmaker Maria Novaro, is leisurely paced and unemphatic but firmly conceived and executed, with a lot of feeling for female solidarity.

— Patrick Friel, Chicago Reader, 17 Apr. 2018

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