Unassuming
adjective
Not trying to attract attention or appear important, but to be modest or low-key.
Despite his success, he remained a very unassuming man.
Often appears as...
- unassuming manner
- unassuming personality
adjective
Not trying to attract attention or appear important, but to be modest or low-key.
Despite his success, he remained a very unassuming man.
Often appears as...
- unassuming manner
- unassuming personality
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Pro Tip 1/3Avoid Overstatement
Use 'unassuming' to describe someone who avoids showing off, even when they have reasons to.
He's an unassuming champion, avoiding any grand celebrations.
Pro Tip 2/3Positive Nuance
'Unassuming' generally has a positive connotation, suggesting a pleasant modesty.
Her unassuming nature made her well-liked by her peers.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Sensitivity
In cultures valuing humility, 'unassuming' is highly regarded and respected.
In our community, unassuming individuals are often entrusted with leadership.
Pro Tip 1/3Avoid Overstatement
Use 'unassuming' to describe someone who avoids showing off, even when they have reasons to.
He's an unassuming champion, avoiding any grand celebrations.
Pro Tip 2/3Positive Nuance
'Unassuming' generally has a positive connotation, suggesting a pleasant modesty.
Her unassuming nature made her well-liked by her peers.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Sensitivity
In cultures valuing humility, 'unassuming' is highly regarded and respected.
In our community, unassuming individuals are often entrusted with leadership.
Pro Tip 1/3Avoid Overstatement
Use 'unassuming' to describe someone who avoids showing off, even when they have reasons to.
He's an unassuming champion, avoiding any grand celebrations.
Pro Tip 2/3Positive Nuance
'Unassuming' generally has a positive connotation, suggesting a pleasant modesty.
Her unassuming nature made her well-liked by her peers.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Sensitivity
In cultures valuing humility, 'unassuming' is highly regarded and respected.
In our community, unassuming individuals are often entrusted with leadership.
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Saving the Creepy...
the moth is pretty unassuming the first time you see its photo it looks small and brown kind of dusty but the closer you look the more intricate its markings become the moth's wings are covered in feather-like scales that form patterns to help the dart moth camouflage itself
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Sarah Kaminsky: My...
my father would tell me stories about very unassuming heroes with unshakeable utopias who managed to make miracles. And those heroes did not need an army behind them. Anyhow, nobody would have followed them, except for a handful men and women of conviction and courage.
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The case against "good"...
Because behind their seemingly unassuming visages reside two deceitful offerings that smother the truth. These words are liars. These words must be stopped. Remove them from our language so that honesty can return to our communication. Ladies and gentlemen,
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How yarn bombing grew...
so was yarn bombing. Yarn bombing was also growing. And that experience showed me the hidden power of this craft and showed me that there was this common language I had with the rest of the world. It was through this granny hobby -- this unassuming hobby --
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Jonathan Drori: Why...
are plants' futures. All the genetic information for future generations of plants are held in seeds. So here is the building; it looks rather unassuming, really. But it goes down below ground many stories. And it's the largest seed bank in the world.
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The world’s most...
The change in air pressure had caused them to pass gas en masse. Thankfully, this story of farting goats had relatively low costs. But the most dangerous flatulence in the world may actually come from a similarly unassuming the humble cow.
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Seagrass and the...
that's wedged between the barrier islands and the mainland eared dozens of freshwater rivers and streams flow into the salty sea it's a complex ecosystem full of life and it's built upon a tiny unassuming plant seagrass seagrass is
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How risk-taking changes...
I transformed my unassuming school library into a laboratory and my peers into lab rats. My enthusiastic geography teacher, who also happens to be my school's football coach, ended up as my cheerleader,
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Swarm of Ants Flies For...
old the nest entrance is still an unassuming hole in the ground but this is now a portal into a magical subterranean world a honey ant a super colony home to several thousand workers
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The problem of light...
or pollinators or any of these super important species that are also cute. Instead, I want to talk about these quietly unassuming dog whelks. You may have seen them around
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Saving the Creepy...
the moth is pretty unassuming the first time you see its photo it looks small and brown kind of dusty but the closer you look the more intricate its markings become the moth's wings are covered in feather-like scales that form patterns to help the dart moth camouflage itself
Video examples
Sarah Kaminsky: My...
my father would tell me stories about very unassuming heroes with unshakeable utopias who managed to make miracles. And those heroes did not need an army behind them. Anyhow, nobody would have followed them, except for a handful men and women of conviction and courage.
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The case against "good"...
Because behind their seemingly unassuming visages reside two deceitful offerings that smother the truth. These words are liars. These words must be stopped. Remove them from our language so that honesty can return to our communication. Ladies and gentlemen,
Video examples
How yarn bombing grew...
so was yarn bombing. Yarn bombing was also growing. And that experience showed me the hidden power of this craft and showed me that there was this common language I had with the rest of the world. It was through this granny hobby -- this unassuming hobby --
Video examples
Jonathan Drori: Why...
are plants' futures. All the genetic information for future generations of plants are held in seeds. So here is the building; it looks rather unassuming, really. But it goes down below ground many stories. And it's the largest seed bank in the world.
Video examples
The world’s most...
The change in air pressure had caused them to pass gas en masse. Thankfully, this story of farting goats had relatively low costs. But the most dangerous flatulence in the world may actually come from a similarly unassuming the humble cow.
Video examples
Seagrass and the...
that's wedged between the barrier islands and the mainland eared dozens of freshwater rivers and streams flow into the salty sea it's a complex ecosystem full of life and it's built upon a tiny unassuming plant seagrass seagrass is
Video examples
How risk-taking changes...
I transformed my unassuming school library into a laboratory and my peers into lab rats. My enthusiastic geography teacher, who also happens to be my school's football coach, ended up as my cheerleader,
Video examples
Swarm of Ants Flies For...
old the nest entrance is still an unassuming hole in the ground but this is now a portal into a magical subterranean world a honey ant a super colony home to several thousand workers
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The problem of light...
or pollinators or any of these super important species that are also cute. Instead, I want to talk about these quietly unassuming dog whelks. You may have seen them around
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P. J. O'Rourke
American Comedian
Pete Seeger is a modest, unassuming, cheerful, and kind-natured man. He's a good folk singer, if you can stand folk singing. And he's such an excellent banjo player that you almost don't wish you had a pair of wire cutters.
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Jai Courtney
Australian Actor
For 'The Terminator,' I was asked to drop a bit of weight to get less physically imposing because it wasn't about an athletic build; the build they were looking for was something more unassuming or boyish. And it was tough!
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Patch Adams
American Author
Robin Williams was a wonderful, kind, and generous man. One important thing I remember about his personality is that he was unassuming - he never acted as if he was powerful or famous.
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Louis Theroux
British Director
People say I'm deceptively unassuming, but that's the way I go through life. I'm not flash. You can make it sound calculated, but it's pretty much just me.
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Albert Einstein
German Physicist
I believe that a simple and unassuming manner of life is best for everyone, best both for the body and the mind.
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Sean Hepburn Ferrer
If she looks natural on screen, that's just the way she was in life - very unassuming and full of life.
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Duncan Robinson
American Athlete
I'm pretty unassuming, at least I think. I'm tall, but other than that, that's where it stops.
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Heather Graham
American Actress
Whenever I meet people who seem really sweet and unassuming, I kind of wonder about them.
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Joseph Addison
English Writer
The unassuming youth seeking instruction with humility gains good fortune.
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John Landgraf
American Businessman
I think of myself as a shy, modest, relatively unassuming person.
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P. J. O'Rourke
American Comedian
Pete Seeger is a modest, unassuming, cheerful, and kind-natured man. He's a good folk singer, if you can stand folk singing. And he's such an excellent banjo player that you almost don't wish you had a pair of wire cutters.
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Jai Courtney
Australian Actor
For 'The Terminator,' I was asked to drop a bit of weight to get less physically imposing because it wasn't about an athletic build; the build they were looking for was something more unassuming or boyish. And it was tough!
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Patch Adams
American Author
Robin Williams was a wonderful, kind, and generous man. One important thing I remember about his personality is that he was unassuming - he never acted as if he was powerful or famous.
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Louis Theroux
British Director
People say I'm deceptively unassuming, but that's the way I go through life. I'm not flash. You can make it sound calculated, but it's pretty much just me.
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Albert Einstein
German Physicist
I believe that a simple and unassuming manner of life is best for everyone, best both for the body and the mind.
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Sean Hepburn Ferrer
If she looks natural on screen, that's just the way she was in life - very unassuming and full of life.
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Duncan Robinson
American Athlete
I'm pretty unassuming, at least I think. I'm tall, but other than that, that's where it stops.
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Heather Graham
American Actress
Whenever I meet people who seem really sweet and unassuming, I kind of wonder about them.
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Joseph Addison
English Writer
The unassuming youth seeking instruction with humility gains good fortune.
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John Landgraf
American Businessman
I think of myself as a shy, modest, relatively unassuming person.
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