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unpretentious
un·pre·ten·tious U0103500 (ŭn′prĭ-tĕn′shəs)adj.1. Lacking pretension or affectation; modest: a talented but unpretentious musician; an unpretentious speech accepting the award.2. Not elaborate, ornate, or ostentatious: an unpretentious bungalow. See Synonyms at plain. un′pre·ten′tious·ly adv.un′pre·ten′tious·ness n.unpretentious (ˌʌnprɪˈtɛnʃəs) adjnot making claim to distinction or importance undeservedlyThesaurusAdj. | 1. | unpretentious - lacking pretension or affectation; "an unpretentious country church"; "her quiet unpretentious demeanor"plain - not elaborate or elaborated; simple; "plain food"; "stuck to the plain facts"; "a plain blue suit"; "a plain rectangular brick building"tasteful - having or showing or conforming to good tastepretentious - making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction; "a pretentious country house"; "a pretentious fraud"; "a pretentious scholarly edition" | | 2. | unpretentious - not ostentatious; "his unostentatious office"; "unostentatious elegance"unostentatious, unpretending | | 3. | unpretentious - exhibiting restrained good taste; "the room is pleasant and understated"understated, unostentatioustasteful - having or showing or conforming to good taste |
unpretentiousadjective modest, simple, plain, homely, humble, straightforward, honest, unaffected, unassuming, unobtrusive, unspoiled, unostentatious, unimposing The Tides Inn is both comfortable and unpretentious. pretentious, showy, ostentatious, affected, assuming, inflated, brash, flaunting, conceited, obtrusive, arty-farty (informal)unpretentiousadjectiveNot elaborate or showy, as in appearance or style:modest, plain, simple, unassuming, unostentatious.Translationsmodestepurmodestosenza preteseunpretentious
Synonyms for unpretentiousadj modestSynonyms- modest
- simple
- plain
- homely
- humble
- straightforward
- honest
- unaffected
- unassuming
- unobtrusive
- unspoiled
- unostentatious
- unimposing
Antonyms- pretentious
- showy
- ostentatious
- affected
- assuming
- inflated
- brash
- flaunting
- conceited
- obtrusive
- arty-farty
Synonyms for unpretentiousadj not elaborate or showy, as in appearance or styleSynonyms- modest
- plain
- simple
- unassuming
- unostentatious
Synonyms for unpretentiousadj lacking pretension or affectationRelated WordsAntonymsadj not ostentatiousSynonyms- unostentatious
- unpretending
adj exhibiting restrained good tasteSynonyms- understated
- unostentatious
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