as in meek
not having or showing any feelings of superiority, self-assertiveness, or showiness
a talented but surprisingly unassuming musician
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Recent Examples of unassuming
This post contains spoilers for Thunderbolts*. Thunderbolts* introduces one of the more unassuming villains of the Marvel Cinematic Universe: Some guy named Bob walking around barefoot in his pajamas.
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Eliana Dockterman, Time, 2 May 2025
An unassuming, avuncular man, Kubilius seems remarkably undaunted by the challenges ahead, including where to find the money.
—Tamar Jacoby, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Despite its unassuming, if stately, exterior—which blends in with the other residential buildings along 16th Street—the interiors are decidedly more majestic.
—Laura Dannen Redman, AFAR Media, 14 Apr. 2025
Maybe the unassuming, awkward guy who seems like an innocent bystander is actually the most powerful and volatile presence in this whole equation.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2025
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Eliana Dockterman, Time, 2 May 2025
An unassuming, avuncular man, Kubilius seems remarkably undaunted by the challenges ahead, including where to find the money.
—Tamar Jacoby, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Despite its unassuming, if stately, exterior—which blends in with the other residential buildings along 16th Street—the interiors are decidedly more majestic.
—Laura Dannen Redman, AFAR Media, 14 Apr. 2025
Maybe the unassuming, awkward guy who seems like an innocent bystander is actually the most powerful and volatile presence in this whole equation.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unassuming
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According to the latest report from L.A.’s film office, production days on location decreased more than 22 percent in the first quarter of 2025 compared with an already meek period in 2024.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
2 May 2025
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Democrats, unable either to diagnose or to admit to their own failings, measured their victories in the meekest of triumphs, and seemed to have lost all sense of purpose, direction, and proportion.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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Improbably located right across the street from their humble abode is the upscale manse inhabited by the Falconers, a rich couple (Katherine Waterson, Chris Klein) who’ve raised only child Tiffany (Fina Strazza) to be a particularly stinging WASP.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
23 May 2025
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Each pits a young heroine of humble means against the formidable, possibly sinister lady of the estate; this time, that quintessential Nicole Kidman role is played by a serenely terrifying Julianne Moore.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
22 May 2025
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Those modest contracts won’t affect the Giants’ cap space immediately, since their cap hits fall below the team’s 51 most expensive contracts.—
Dan Duggan,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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The modest brick home, at just a bit over 1,000 square feet, was where Robert Francis Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, grew up.—
Mike Nolan,
Chicago Tribune,
21 May 2025
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“Unassuming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unassuming. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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