unshowy

adjective

Definition of unshowynext
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unshowy
  1. unobtrusive
  2. unremarkable
  3. inconspicuous
  4. unnoticeable
  5. subtle
  6. unemphatic
Adjective
  • The Vienna uses an old-school cadence sensor, but because the rear motor is only 350 watts at maximum, engagement is smooth and unobtrusive.
    — William Roberson, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • The value of Messi’s unobtrusive search-lighting of the field is hard to overstate.
    — Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 18 July 2026
Definition of unobtrusive
Adjective
  • Using Neanderthal cranium shapes to estimate specific brain regions’ volume, some investigators claimed to see signs of a mind with feeble linguistic abilities, poor executive function and an unremarkable memory.
    — Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 20 July 2026
  • These hit the ticker the same day IBM cratered 25%, erasing roughly $40 billion in market value on a revenue miss that, in any other environment, would have been unremarkable.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 July 2026
Definition of unremarkable
Adjective
  • Ezra stays inconspicuous by filming the lines with a pair of Ray-Ban Meta sunglasses, which synch with his iPhone.
    — David Kamp, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
  • Test vinegar for colorfastness in an inconspicuous area on colored sheets before using it to freshen them.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 27 June 2026
Definition of inconspicuous
Adjective
  • But the spinning trick has real limits that make this drone far from being completely unnoticeable.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 July 2026
  • Placing a small, unnoticeable camera can be tricky and, for some nests, requires a helicopter.
    — Ava Berger, NPR, 29 Apr. 2026
Definition of unnoticeable
Adjective
  • But Scheft and his team are mastering the subtle differences and plan to offer many of the same loaves available in Boston, though the bakeries will have a few different offerings.
    — Connie Ogle July 17, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
  • In one of Nolan’s subtle but important additions to Homer’s tale, all throughout the film, everyone expresses fears about the People from the Sea, this unseen menace terrorizing different towns.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 17 July 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
Definition of unemphatic

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