unassuming
adjective
un·as·sum·ing
ˌən-ə-ˈsü-miŋ 
: not assuming : modest
an unassuming librarian
an unassuming manner
an unassuming neighborhood
unassumingness
noun
Synonyms
Examples of unassuming in a Sentence
He's just an unassuming guy.
They lived in an unassuming home.
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Their story, known as Lenny and Joe’s Fish Tale, began as an unassuming four-table seasonal seafood shack on the corner of Route 1 in Madison.
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Maddi Langweil, Hartford Courant, 18 June 2024
Hardy stars as Bob, a somewhat unassuming bar owner in Brooklyn whose job is to look the other way when gangsters drop off money.
—Elliott Smith and Chris Bellamy, EW.com, 23 May 2024
The album’s penultimate song starts as unassuming as the others, with just a jaunty little guitar strum.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 15 Mar. 2024
Don't let the unassuming, partially open-air brick structure mislead you, because the food inside is world-class.
—Jake Emen, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Feb. 2023
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Maddi Langweil, Hartford Courant, 18 June 2024
Hardy stars as Bob, a somewhat unassuming bar owner in Brooklyn whose job is to look the other way when gangsters drop off money.
—Elliott Smith and Chris Bellamy, EW.com, 23 May 2024
The album’s penultimate song starts as unassuming as the others, with just a jaunty little guitar strum.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 15 Mar. 2024
Don't let the unassuming, partially open-air brick structure mislead you, because the food inside is world-class.
—Jake Emen, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Feb. 2023
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unassuming
adjective
un·as·sum·ing
ˌən-ə-ˈsü-miŋ
: not pretentious : modest
an unassuming manner
an unassuming neighborhood
unassumingly
adverb
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