unobtrusive

unobtrusive
Synonyms and related words:
Attic, aesthetic, artistic, back-door, backstairs, chaste, choice, clandestine, classic, covert, excellent, feline, furtive, hidlings, hole-and-corner, hugger-mugger, humble, in good taste, meek, modest, of choice, of quality, pleasing, privy, pure, quiet, restrained, shifty, simple, skulking, slinking, slinky, sly, sneaking, sneaky, stealthy, subdued, surreptitious, tasteful, tasty, unaffected, unambitious, unaspiring, unassuming, unboastful, under-the-counter, under-the-table, undercover, underground, underhand, underhanded, understated, unimposing, unostentatious, unpresuming, unpresumptuous, unpretending, unpretentious, well-chosen

Moby Thesaurus. . 1996.

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  • Unobtrusive — Un ob*tru sive, a. Not obtrusive; not presuming; modest. {Un ob*tru sive*ly}, adv. {Un ob*tru sive*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • unobtrusive — I adjective clandestine, covert, humble, meek, modest, natural, passive, quiet, reserved, restrained, reticent, retiring, self effacing, shrinking, simple, subdued, surreptitious, unassuming, unconspicuous, undercover, underground, unimposing,… …   Law dictionary

  • unobtrusive — from UN (Cf. un ) (1) + obtrusive (see OBTRUDE (Cf. obtrude)). Related: Unobtrusively …   Etymology dictionary

  • unobtrusive — [adj] keeping a low profile humble, inconspicuous, low key, low profile, meek, modest, quiet, reserved, restrained, retiring, self effacing, soft pedaled*, subdued, tasteful, unassuming, unnoticeable, unostentatious, unpretentious; concepts… …   New thesaurus

  • unobtrusive — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not conspicuous or attracting attention. DERIVATIVES unobtrusively adverb unobtrusiveness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • unobtrusive — [spelling only] …   English World dictionary

  • unobtrusive — [[t]ʌ̱nəbtru͟ːsɪv[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe something or someone as unobtrusive, you mean that they are not easily noticed or do not draw attention to themselves. [FORMAL] The coffee table is glass, to be as unobtrusive as possible... He… …   English dictionary

  • unobtrusive — un|ob|tru|sive [ˌʌnəbˈtru:sıv] adj not easily noticed ▪ The staff are trained to be unobtrusive. >unobtrusively adv …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • unobtrusive — un|ob|tru|sive [ ,ʌnəb trusıv ] adjective not attracting much attention or causing much reaction from other people: Staff offer unobtrusive and efficient service. ╾ un|ob|tru|sive|ly adverb …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • unobtrusive — adjective not attracting attention and therefore not likely to be noticed: a quiet unobtrusive student unobtrusively adverb …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • unobtrusive — adjective she was unobtrusive and shy Syn: inconspicuous, unnoticeable, low key, discreet, circumspect, understated, unostentatious Ant: extrovert, conspicuous …   Thesaurus of popular words

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