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