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un·as·sum·ing
unassuming
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- pronunciation:
- uhn
su
mIng
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
part of speech: |
adjective |
definition: |
without airs or pretensions; modest; reserved.
She is so unassuming that you'd never guess she's a world-renowned opera singer.- synonyms:
- demure, humble, modest, retiring, simple, unaffected, unpretentious
- antonyms:
- assuming, conceited, high-flown, overweening, presumptuous
- similar words:
- diffident, down-to-earth, genuine, informal, low-key, quiet, reticent, shy
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related words: |
humble, inconspicuous, lowly, modest, naive, retiring, simple |
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derivations: |
unassumingly (adv.), unassumingness (n.) |
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