1
as in mild
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2
as in inconspicuous
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Recent Examples of unemphatic
The former is quietly involving: unhurried, unemphatic, observant.
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Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Nov. 2021
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
This line, delivered in his usual uninflected, unemphatic tone, is chilling, something that the villain in a Hitchcock thriller, one of those immaculately amoral gentleman-monsters, might have said.
—Lili Anolik, Vanities, 14 Dec. 2017
Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Nov. 2021
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
This line, delivered in his usual uninflected, unemphatic tone, is chilling, something that the villain in a Hitchcock thriller, one of those immaculately amoral gentleman-monsters, might have said.
—Lili Anolik, Vanities, 14 Dec. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unemphatic
Adjective
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Much of Drive-Away Dolls could be described as mild.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
23 May 2025
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That’s a mild surprise considering John Cena will face R-Truth on the same card.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
Adjective
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Test on an inconspicuous area first though—not all walls are created equal.—
Emily Williams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 May 2025
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Even if advised by a manufacturer, the marble cleaning solution should still be tested on a small, inconspicuous area before getting started.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
5 May 2025
Adjective
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At first unsure, Ester allows the guy to touch her, and as a viewer the scene is ambiguous.—
Catherine Bray,
Variety,
24 May 2025
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The camera flies out over the water, and neither Cecilie nor the audience gets a definitive answer, with the series coming to an ambiguous and unsettling end.—
Christopher Rudolph,
People.com,
22 May 2025
Adjective
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One parent tester gave this purifier high marks for ease of installation, safety, and an unobtrusive style.—
Pamela Brill,
Parents,
22 May 2025
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When installed this way, the Scout is nicely unobtrusive.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
6 May 2025
Adjective
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People who knew Zhang described him to police as a nonassertive man who avoided conflict and typically acquiesced to his wife.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2021
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Those who saw an assertive ad chose to allocate $7 of the gift card to the brand on average, compared with $14 for those who saw a nonassertive ad.—
Alina Dizik,
WSJ,
16 May 2017
Adjective
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In fact, Representative McIver's actions were so unremarkable that she was invited back inside to finish her tour that day, after these events took place.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 May 2025
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His reliance on relatives and friends to advise him and shape policy is unremarkable in Riyadh.—
Vivian Nereim,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
Adjective
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Like Lithgow, his performance is supremely unshowy, the flashes of passion being timed and placed by him and Hytner to erupt only when strictly necessary to the developing drama.—
David Benedict,
Variety,
7 May 2025
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Her role as Cassandra is the latest example: a part that is both unshowy and commanding.—
Elisabeth Vincentelli,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
Adjective
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Jennifer Kale is a witch who is very guarded and needs to learn how to trust people, and keeps getting tested on that over and over again throughout the show.—
Brande Victorian,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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Our spirits remain guarded, but high, for this one; the Venice Film Festival crowd seemed to eat it up.—
Randy Myers,
The Mercury News,
3 Sep. 2024
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“Unemphatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unemphatic. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
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