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 8 synonyms and 40 antonyms.

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


Synonyms for unassuming

  • diffident
  • humble
  • meek
  • modest
  • quiet
  • self-effacing
  • unobtrusive
  • unpretentious

Antonyms for unassuming

  • aggressive
  • arrogant
  • assertive
  • audacious
  • bold
  • brash
  • brassy
  • brave
  • bumptious
  • cheeky
  • cocky
  • conceited
  • confident
  • egotistic
  • egotistical
  • flaunting
  • forward
  • haughty
  • high-and-mighty
  • high-handed
  • high-hat
  • highfalutin
  • huffy
  • immodest
  • imperious
  • impertinent
  • impudent
  • lordly
  • obtrusive
  • overweening
  • peremptory
  • pompous
  • presumptuous
  • pretentious
  • proud
  • saucy
  • supercilious
  • superior
  • uppish
  • uppity

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 48 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to unassuming, such as: aggressive, arrogant, assertive, audacious, bold, brash, brassy.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

quiet

  • allay
  • appease
  • assuage
  • calm
  • compose
  • conservative
  • cool
  • dumb
  • gentle
  • hush
  • hushed
  • low-key
  • low-keyed
  • lull
  • mild
  • modest
  • mollify
  • muffle
  • muffled
  • mute
  • muted
  • muzzle
  • pacify
  • peace
  • peaceful
  • placid
  • please
  • private
  • quieted
  • quietly
  • quietness
  • relax
  • relaxation
  • restful
  • restfulness
  • restrained
  • reticent
  • satisfy
  • secluded
  • sedate
  • serene
  • sereneness
  • serenity
  • settle
  • shush
  • shy
  • silence
  • silent
  • smooth
  • sober
  • soft
  • soften
  • soothe
  • squelch
  • stable
  • stillness
  • subdue
  • subdued
  • tranquil
  • tranquillity
  • unassuming
  • understated
  • unpretentious

quieter

  • damper
  • gentle
  • mild
  • modest
  • muffler
  • mute
  • muted
  • peaceful
  • placid
  • private
  • restrained
  • reticent
  • secluded
  • sedate
  • serene
  • shy
  • silent
  • smooth
  • sober
  • soft
  • soft pedal
  • softener
  • stable
  • subdued
  • tranquil
  • unassuming
  • unpretentious

quiets

  • allay
  • appease
  • assuage
  • calm
  • calms
  • composes
  • cools
  • gentle
  • hush
  • hushes
  • lulls
  • mild
  • modest
  • mollify
  • muffle
  • muted
  • mutes
  • muzzle
  • pacify
  • peace
  • peaceful
  • placid
  • please
  • private
  • relax
  • relaxation
  • restrained
  • reticent
  • satisfy
  • secluded
  • sedate
  • serene
  • serenity
  • settles
  • shushes
  • shy
  • silences
  • silent
  • smooth
  • sober
  • soft
  • soften
  • soothe
  • soothes
  • squelch
  • stable
  • stillness
  • subdue
  • subdued
  • tranquil
  • tranquillity
  • unassuming
  • unpretentious

unambitious

  • courteous
  • diffident
  • folksy
  • gentle
  • homey
  • humble
  • indolent
  • laid-back
  • lazy
  • meek
  • modest
  • ordinary
  • polite
  • quiet
  • respectful
  • self-effacing
  • sheepish
  • shiftless
  • shy
  • simple
  • slothful
  • soft-spoken
  • straightforward
  • tentative
  • timid
  • unassuming
  • unobtrusive
  • unpretentious

unassertive

  • afraid
  • ambivalent
  • apathetic
  • apprehensive
  • bashful
  • cautious
  • circumspect
  • confused
  • coy
  • demure
  • diffident
  • discreet
  • embarrassed
  • evasive
  • fearful
  • feeble
  • frightened
  • gentle
  • hesitant
  • humble
  • indifferent
  • introverted
  • laid-back
  • meek
  • moderate
  • modest
  • nervous
  • nonviolent
  • prim
  • prudent
  • quiet
  • reluctant
  • reticent
  • satisfied
  • self-conscious
  • self-effacing
  • sheepish
  • simple
  • skittish
  • static
  • suspicious
  • timid
  • unassuming
  • unflappable
  • uninvolved
  • unobtrusive
  • unpretentious
  • wary
  • weak

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