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:
- huffy
- saucy
- arrogant
- huffy
- presumptuous
- haughty
- peremptory
- highfalutin
- cocky
- high-and-mighty
- bold
- cocky
- confident
- overweening
- audacious
- pretentious
- aggressive
- bumptious
- high-handed
- lordly
- forward
- peremptory
- aggressive
- imperious
- assertive
- uppity
- overweening
- supercilious
- superior
- brassy
- highfalutin
- high-hat
- pompous
- lordly
- egotistical
- imperious
- saucy
- superior
- assertive
- brash
- brash
- conceited
- supercilious
- bold
- cheeky
- impudent
- impertinent
- uppity
- forward
- pretentious
- presumptuous
- egotistic
- egotistic
- confident
- pompous
- uppish
- cheeky
- high-and-mighty
- audacious
- high-handed
- conceited
- haughty
- bumptious
- high-hat
- impudent
- egotistical
- impertinent
- brassy
- uppish
- arrogant
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- overbearing
- swaggering
- overbearing
- narcissistic
- ostentatious
- fastuous
- egocentric
- hoity-toity
- self-asserting
- condescending
- disdainful
- ostentatious
- self-important
- hubristic
- dominant
- self-confident
- bombastic
- toplofty
- smug
- egoistical
- huffish
- swaggering
- cocksure
- bombastic
- fastuous
- egocentric
- dominant
- hoity-toity
- hubristic
- hifalutin
- cocksure
- condescending
- chesty
- vainglorious
- showy
- self-assertive
- self-confident
- patronizing
- narcissistic
- vain
- self-assertive
- presuming
- self-important
- magisterial
- egoistic
- toplofty
- toploftical
- patronizing
- overconfident
- self-asserting
- domineering
- vain
- flamboyant
- boastful
- smug
- presuming
- domineering
- egoistical
- magisterial
- flamboyant
- overconfident
- chesty
- prideful
- huffish
- boastful
- hifalutin
- showy
- disdainful
- egoistic
- vainglorious
- prideful
- toploftical
Synonyms:
- unaggressive
- ingenuous
- self-effacing
- bashful
- deferential
- unassertive
- compliant
- introverted
- shrinking
- subdued
- acquiescent
- reserved
- unobtrusive
- resigned
- sheepish
- retiring
- mousey
- yielding
- naïve
- submissive
- mousy
- passive
- plain
- diffident
Antonyms:
- swelled-headed
- self-engrossed
- braggy
- pontificating
- pontificating
- self-complacent
- self-conceited
- self-obsessed
- self-complacent
- self-pleased
- self-satisfied
- immodest
- extraverted
- self-conceited
- extraverted
- extroverted
- self-congratulatory
- swelled-headed
- uninhibited
- self-pleased
- dominating
- self-centered
- self-congratulatory
- unreserved
- immodest
- braggy
- unreserved
- dominating
- self-affected
- outgoing
- self-engrossed
- self-contented
- stuck-up
- self-centered
- outgoing
- extroverted
- uninhibited
- self-satisfied
- self-affected
- self-obsessed
- stuck-up
- self-contented
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, modest, humble, quiet, unaffected, down-to-earth, naive, demure, timid,unpretentious
huffy, saucy,arrogant, huffy, presumptuous, haughty, peremptory, highfalutin, cocky, high-and-mighty
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.
