unobtrusive
not obtrusive; inconspicuous, unassertive, or reticent.
Origin of unobtrusive
1Other words from unobtrusive
- un·ob·tru·sive·ly, adverb
- un·ob·tru·sive·ness, noun
Words Nearby unobtrusive
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How to use unobtrusive in a sentence
We’re also big fans of the app’s interface, which is lightweight, unobtrusive, and intuitive.
Pour all your creativity into digital art with these drawing tools and apps | David Nield | September 21, 2021 | Popular-ScienceShe pleaded with him to remain unobtrusive, but he said no way.
Sept. 11, 2001: An ordinary work day, then surreal scenes of dread and death | David Maraniss | September 10, 2021 | Washington PostThe Moab site appears pretty unobtrusive unless you already know what’s going on.
Once the Uranium Capital of the World, Moab, Utah, wants to unload its radioactive legacy | Sarah Scoles | September 9, 2021 | Popular-ScienceThe snaps are unobtrusive—you’d be hard-pressed to notice them if you weren’t actively searching—but in those moments when you really don’t want to flash everyone, you’ll be wondering why you ever wore a dress without them.
Both are small, unobtrusive, and clip to your dog’s existing collar.
“These are problem-solving products but that incorporate technology in a really subtle, unobtrusive way,” she says.
The buildings are beautifully unobtrusive, designed to be in hushed harmony with the surroundings.
What Hensrud and his team want is to make your diet as unobtrusive as possible.
For the most part, his is an unobtrusive presence, and he wisely leaves the film and phone recordings to tell their own tale.
A fair share of household duties also fell to her lot, and these were discharged in a quiet, orderly, and unobtrusive way.
The Childhood of Distinguished Women | Selina A. BowerThe butler had come up to his master in the unobtrusive manner of a well-trained servant, and was waiting an opportunity to speak.
Elster's Folly | Mrs. Henry WoodWhat has preceded shows how simple, unobtrusive, passive is the part played by the accountant-general.
My clothes are a bit conspicuous in this setting, no matter how unobtrusive my thoughts and actions.
My Wonderful Visit | Charlie ChaplinMrs. Welsh was happy, too, but a little tearful in an unobtrusive way.
Wayside Courtships | Hamlin Garland
British Dictionary definitions for unobtrusive
/ (ˌʌnəbˈtruːsɪv) /
not noticeable or conspicuous
Derived forms of unobtrusive
- unobtrusively, adverb
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