unassuming
adjective
modest; unpretentious.
unassumingly
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a word derived from
unassuming.
Example Sentences
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The two performances, by Ben Whishaw and Rebecca Hall, are unassumingly superb, and the film serves as a uniquely touching tribute to Hujar, who died of AIDS-related complications at age 53 in 1987.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2025
For nearly five decades, the record-breaking painting unassumingly adorned the walls of a Norwegian hospital, overlooked and undervalued.
From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2025
The TikTok video begins with a young woman sitting in the passenger seat of her car, looking around unassumingly.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2023
Taking place during a closed city council meeting in mythical Big Cherry in Almost Anystate, U.S.A., this sterling comedy-drama starts in unassumingly sedate fashion.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 18, 2022
Those who go out into the world do so to work unassumingly as school teachers, factory hands, or household servants.
From The Long White Cloud by William Pember Reeves
