unassuming (Meaning)
unassuming (s)
not arrogant or presuming
unassuming (a.)
Not assuming; not bold or forward; not arrogant or presuming; humble; modest; retiring; as, an unassuming youth; unassuming manners.
Synonyms & Antonyms of unassuming
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- presumptuous
- impudent
- peremptory
- overweening
- high-and-mighty
- bold
- high-hat
- bold
- pompous
- assertive
- uppity
- lordly
- overweening
- confident
- conceited
- cocky
- high-and-mighty
- peremptory
- highfalutin
- highfalutin
- egotistical
- conceited
- supercilious
- pretentious
- huffy
- saucy
- cheeky
- high-handed
- presumptuous
- superior
- egotistic
- uppish
- cheeky
- lordly
- forward
- high-hat
- cocky
- arrogant
- pompous
- huffy
- saucy
- brassy
- aggressive
- haughty
- superior
- brash
- uppish
- brash
- impertinent
- audacious
- imperious
- aggressive
- high-handed
- egotistic
- confident
- haughty
- egotistical
- pretentious
- imperious
- impertinent
- bumptious
- arrogant
- assertive
- audacious
- bumptious
- forward
- impudent
- uppity
- brassy
- supercilious
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- egoistic
- domineering
- hoity-toity
- domineering
- self-confident
- hubristic
- bombastic
- toplofty
- ostentatious
- dominant
- boastful
- egoistical
- smug
- flamboyant
- condescending
- toploftical
- vain
- toplofty
- hoity-toity
- dominant
- swaggering
- egoistic
- self-confident
- self-assertive
- prideful
- fastuous
- magisterial
- self-important
- prideful
- patronizing
- ostentatious
- showy
- flamboyant
- toploftical
- cocksure
- overconfident
- egoistical
- huffish
- self-important
- overbearing
- hifalutin
- boastful
- bombastic
- self-assertive
- chesty
- narcissistic
- smug
- cocksure
- showy
- condescending
- presuming
- fastuous
- disdainful
- overconfident
- hubristic
- swaggering
- presuming
- self-asserting
- huffish
- egocentric
- vainglorious
- egocentric
- vain
- narcissistic
- self-asserting
- chesty
- vainglorious
- magisterial
- disdainful
- overbearing
- patronizing
- hifalutin
Synonyms:
- subdued
- diffident
- mousy
- self-effacing
- mousey
- unobtrusive
- sheepish
- yielding
- deferential
- submissive
- plain
- retiring
- unassertive
- introverted
- shrinking
- reserved
- ingenuous
- passive
- resigned
- compliant
- naïve
- bashful
- acquiescent
- unaggressive
Antonyms:
- self-engrossed
- extroverted
- self-affected
- stuck-up
- self-contented
- swelled-headed
- extroverted
- self-complacent
- self-congratulatory
- self-conceited
- dominating
- swelled-headed
- self-contented
- self-obsessed
- pontificating
- self-satisfied
- immodest
- outgoing
- extraverted
- stuck-up
- self-engrossed
- outgoing
- self-obsessed
- self-pleased
- braggy
- uninhibited
- extraverted
- self-congratulatory
- self-pleased
- self-affected
- unreserved
- uninhibited
- braggy
- unreserved
- pontificating
- immodest
- self-centered
- self-satisfied
- self-conceited
- self-centered
- self-complacent
- dominating
unassuming Sentence Examples
- Her unassuming demeanor belied her exceptional intelligence and wit.
- The unassuming cottage, tucked away in the countryside, concealed a rich history within its walls.
- Despite his immense wealth and influence, the tycoon maintained an unassuming lifestyle.
- The unassuming painting, purchased for a pittance, turned out to be a priceless masterpiece.
- She was an unassuming beauty, her loveliness radiating from within rather than from external adornment.
- The unassuming teacher possessed an uncanny ability to inspire and empower his students.
- The unassuming neighborhood hid a vibrant and interconnected community.
- The unassuming scientist made a groundbreaking discovery that revolutionized the field.
- The unassuming actor brought depth and nuance to every role he played.
- Underneath his unassuming exterior, he harbored a burning passion for justice and equality.
FAQs About the word unassuming
not arrogant or presumingNot assuming; not bold or forward; not arrogant or presuming; humble; modest; retiring; as, an unassuming youth; unassuming manners.
meek, humble, modest, unaffected,unpretentious, simple, naive, lowly, quiet, timid
presumptuous, impudent, peremptory, overweening, high-and-mighty, bold, high-hat, bold, pompous, assertive
Her unassuming demeanor belied her exceptional intelligence and wit.
The unassuming cottage, tucked away in the countryside, concealed a rich history within its walls.
Despite his immense wealth and influence, the tycoon maintained an unassuming lifestyle.
The unassuming painting, purchased for a pittance, turned out to be a priceless masterpiece.
