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unassuming
adjective un·as·sum·ing \ˌən-ə-ˈsü-miŋ\
: not having or showing a desire to be noticed, praised, etc.
Full Definition of UNASSUMING
: not assuming : modest <an unassuming librarian> <an unassuming manner> <an unassuming neighborhood>
— un·as·sum·ing·ness noun
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First Known Use of UNASSUMING
1722
Related to UNASSUMING
- Synonyms
- demure, down-to-earth, lowly, meek, modest, humble, unpretentious
- Antonyms
- 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
Rhymes with UNASSUMING
UNASSUMINGNESS Defined for Kids
unassuming
adjective un·as·sum·ing \ˌən-ə-ˈsü-miŋ\
Definition of UNASSUMING for Kids
: modest 1 <She was a quiet and unassuming person.>
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