unassuming

adjective

un·​as·​sum·​ing ˌən-ə-ˈsü-miŋ How to pronounce unassuming (audio)
Synonyms of unassuming
approving
: not assuming : not having or showing a desire to be noticed : modest
an unassuming librarian
an unassuming manner
They lived in an unassuming house/neighborhood.
unassumingness noun

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He's just an unassuming guy. They lived in an unassuming home.
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Here, George played with the Four Vests, a local rockabilly group, singing Chuck Berry and Hank Williams at VFW Post 3479 — the unassuming location of the very first live performance by a Beatle in the United States. — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026 The trombonist Cutler is played by Terence Archie as stolid, unassuming and quietly in control. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 13 Oct. 2026 Birmingham Industrious, unassuming Birmingham has overcome an at-times fraught and complicated past to develop food, music, and cultural scenes that show the world why it's called the Magic City. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2026 Vence, France The smallest cathedral in France is already fairly unassuming, but those who don’t know to look might be surprised to find a Chagall mosaic, Moses Saved from the Waters, tucked away in a corner of the church. — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unassuming

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First Known Use

1722, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unassuming was in 1722

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unassuming

adjective
un·​as·​sum·​ing ˌən-ə-ˈsü-miŋ How to pronounce unassuming (audio)
: not pretentious : modest
an unassuming manner
an unassuming neighborhood
unassumingly adverb
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