unassuming

The word “unassuming” has 4 syllables: un-as-sum-ing

It's pronounced as /ˌʌnəˈsjuːmɪŋ/

What is synonym and antonym for unassuming?

In the thesaurus, “unassuming” has 47 synonyms and 96 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for unassuming along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for unassuming

acquiescent
aw-shucks
backward
bashful
compliant
cowering
cringing
deferential
demure
diffident
down-to-earth
humble
ingenuous
introverted
lowly
meek
modest
mousey
mousy
naive
overmodest
passive
plain
prim
quiet
reserved
resigned
retiring
self-deprecating
self-deprecatory
self-effacing
sheepish
shrinking
shy
simple
subdued
submissive
timid
unaffected
unaggressive
unambitious
unassertive
unobtrusive
unostentatious
unpretending
unpretentious
yielding

Antonyms for unassuming

aggressive
arrogant
assertive
audacious
boastful
bold
bombastic
braggy
brash
brassy
brave
bumptious
cheeky
chesty
cocksure
cocky
conceited
condescending
confident
disdainful
dominant
dominating
domineering
egocentric
egoistic
egoistical
egotistic
egotistical
extraverted
extroverted
fastuous
flamboyant
flaunting
forward
haughty
hifalutin
high-and-mighty
high-handed
high-hat
highfalutin
hoity-toity
hubristic
huffish
huffy
immodest
imperious
impertinent
impudent
lordly
magisterial
narcissistic
obtrusive
ostentatious
outgoing
overbearing
overconfident
overweening
patronizing
peremptory
pompous
pontificating
presuming
presumptuous
pretentious
prideful
proud
saucy
self-affected
self-asserting
self-assertive
self-centered
self-complacent
self-conceited
self-confident
self-congratulatory
self-contented
self-engrossed
self-important
self-obsessed
self-pleased
self-satisfied
showy
smug
stuck-up
supercilious
superior
swaggering
swelled-headed
toploftical
toplofty
uninhibited
unreserved
uppish
uppity
vain
vainglorious

Meanings of unassuming

adjective
1. Modest and having no pretensions or ostentation.

Example Sentences

Despite his wealth, he lived in a simple, unassuming house.
Her unassuming nature often led people to underestimate her abilities.
The unassuming man at the party turned out to be a famous author.
She wore an unassuming outfit to the interview, focusing on her qualifications instead.
The restaurant may look unassuming from the outside, but its food is extraordinary.

On this page you'll find 143 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to unassuming, such as: acquiescent, aggressive, arrogant, assertive, audacious, aw-shucks, backward.

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