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unassuming
Meaning: not trying to impress others; modest in manner
unassuming in a sentence
How unassuming is used in real sentences:
Despite winning the prize, she remained unassuming about her talent.
His unassuming speech thanked the whole team instead of praising himself.
“An unassuming researcher who rarely spoke about her awards, she nevertheless insisted that uncertainty appear prominently beside every graph.”
— from the passage The Archive in Wood
Synonyms for unassuming
Other words for unassuming — humble, modest and plain — carry the same meaning.
Antonyms of unassuming
Words that mean the opposite of unassuming:
- boastful
- pretentious
- showy
Where it comes from
From un- 'not' + assuming, in the older sense of taking on airs.
Word parts
- un — opposite, against
unassuming: un- (not) + assuming (acting superior, presumptuous)
Memory hook
Unassuming people do not assume they are above everyone else.
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