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[ uhn-uhb-troo-siv ] / ˌʌn əbˈtru sɪv / SEE SYNONYMS FOR unobtrusive ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivenot obtrusive; inconspicuous, unassertive, or reticent. Origin of unobtrusiveFirst recorded in 1735–45; un-1 + obtrusive OTHER WORDS FROM unobtrusiveun·ob·tru·sive·ly, adverbun·ob·tru·sive·ness, nounWords nearby unobtrusiveunnumbered, Uno, unobserved, unobstructed, unobtainable, unobtrusive, unoccupied, unofficial, unopened, unopposed, unorganized Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for unobtrusive“These are problem-solving products but that incorporate technology in a really subtle, unobtrusive way,” she says. Wearables Hit the Runway at Fashion Week|Raquel Laneri|September 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST What Hensrud and his team want is to make your diet as unobtrusive as possible. Do I Have to Read The Mayo Clinic Diet?|William Boot|February 6, 2010|DAILY BEAST For the most part, his is an unobtrusive presence, and he wisely leaves the film and phone recordings to tell their own tale. Reliving Mumbai's 9/11|Tunku Varadarajan|November 19, 2009|DAILY BEAST But he was quiet, unobtrusive and modest and generally allowed the loud-mouthed one to have his way. The Southerner|Thomas Dixon
But he would never have been selected for either honour, if he had not first done his unobtrusive duty as a quiet citizen. The Gold that Glitters|Emily Sarah Holt It was so unobtrusive that I myself had not, during these last weeks, noticed it. The Dark Forest|Hugh Walpole Who has been occupying an unobtrusive position, taking notes. The Prude's Progress|Jerome K. Jerome I remember in my early manhood going to Guildford on the Wey, and trying to find that unobtrusive rivulet. Certain Personal Matters|H. G. Wells
British Dictionary definitions for unobtrusive
adjectivenot noticeable or conspicuous Derived forms of unobtrusiveunobtrusively, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to unobtrusivesubdued, self-effacing, unassuming, unpretentious, low-key, restrained, inconspicuous, unnoticeable, humble, meek, modest, quiet, reserved, retiring, tasteful, unostentatious, low-profile, soft-pedaled |