unpretending

adjective

ˌən-pri-ˈten-diŋ How to pronounce unpretending (audio)
Definition of unpretendingnext
as in unaffected
free from any intent to deceive or impress others an unpretending manner that makes her quite a winning performer

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpretending
  1. unaffected
  2. genuine
  3. simple
  4. honest
  5. innocent
  6. true
  7. unpretentious
  8. sincere
Adjective
  • White House: Most of the White House staff is furloughed; essential offices like the National Security Council continue; the president's salary remains unaffected.
    Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Travel in and out of Buffalo Niagara International Airport remained largely unaffected on what is traditionally the busiest travel day of the calendar year.
    Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 1 Dec. 2024
Definition of unaffected
Adjective
  • Even beyond the idea that an actual curse has befallen Ruby — or has befallen everyone with the bad luck (or judgment?) to have hooked up with her — Laid operates in an exaggerated version of reality where genuine human emotion has to jostle for space with cartoon plot logic.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Taking care of yourself, physically and emotionally, is impossible without genuine downtime.
    Erica Sloan, SELF, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of genuine
Adjective
  • This small French bakery serves up simple but flawlessly executed French bread, and the jambon beurre sandwich here, served with a thick slathering of butter, grainy mustard and ham on a crusty baguette, reigns as my favorite sandwich of the year.
    Kaitlyn Rosati, New York Daily News, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Most antimatter particles created in particle accelerators have been fairly simple: anti-protons, positrons, anti-tritium and anti-helium — that sort of thing.
    Keith Cooper, Space.com, 25 Dec. 2024
Definition of simple
Adjective
  • The actress, who plays an attorney and de facto detective, allows an honest revelation.
    Ralphie Aversa, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Below, take a look at our editors’ honest reviews of their favorite Jones Road beauty products.
    Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of honest
Adjective
  • According to the Death Penalty Information Center, 11 innocent people have been freed from Oklahoma's death row and seven clemencies have been granted in the state.
    CBS News, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2024
  • However, this innocent appearance doesn’t last long.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of innocent
Adjective
  • Worse still, the falsehood was a double-down of the AI insisting that the remark was true.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Just Saturday against the New Jersey Devils, that seemed true in a loss.
    Scott Powers, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of true
Adjective
  • Ready to let her hair down and rock out, the unpretentious singer-songwriter broadcast salient messages of self-empowerment and personal freedom through the equivalent of a giant megaphone.
    Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Winning acclaim is Bar Leone, a relatively new and unpretentious neighborhood spot, which took top honors this year in the list of Asia’s 50 Best Bars, was ranked No. 2 in the World’s Best Bars, and was named the Best New International Cocktail Bar at the Tales Spirited Awards.
    Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of unpretentious
Adjective
  • Be quick to celebrate moments of achievement and display sincere concern when associates are in pain.
    Chip Bell, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Those films are energized by a sense of sincere and fervent curiosity.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of sincere
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