inconspicuousin‧con‧spic‧u‧ous /ˌɪnkənˈspɪkjuəs◂/ adjective 
an inconspicuous little restaurant She stood by the wall, trying to look inconspicuous.—inconspicuously adverb
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Carpet cleaner should always be tested in an inconspicuous spot first.
- Saunder's studio is in an inconspicuous red-brick building on a quiet side street.
- The two bank robbers got in line at a nearby fast-food restaurant, hoping to be inconspicuous as police flooded the area.
- And she was supposed to remain inconspicuous.
- From about 1100 to 1869 the Taurids were lost, or so inconspicuous as to evade detection.
- I tried to be inconspicuous, but I could not stop staring at him, I could not stop listening to him.
- If this weird shit was going down all around him, it would pay to be as inconspicuous as possible.
- In the little churchyard in Sasbach, by contrast, two inconspicuous marble tablets are set into a wall.
- Teal are very inconspicuous when nesting, and no census has been attempted.
- The inconspicuous dunnock has the most variable mating system of any known bird.
- The door closed, and I stood in the corridor, trying to look inconspicuous.
Longman Language Activatornot obvious
a subtle change or difference is difficult to notice unless you look closely or think about it carefully: · The patterns look very similar, but there are subtle differences between them.· We noticed some deterioration in her speech, but it was very subtle.· It was around this time that I started to notice subtle changes in Clive's character.
something, especially an object, that is unobtrusive is not very noticeable, especially because it is small or ordinary compared to other things: · The aerial is small and unobtrusive, fitting closely to the chimney stack.· The researchers will make their observations in the most unobtrusive way possible.· Hart, who attended law school with Danforth, remembers him as "quiet and unobtrusive."
things or people that are inconspicuous are not noticeable because they look the same as the people or things around them: · Carpet cleaner should always be tested in an inconspicuous spot first.· The two bank robbers got in line at a nearby fast-food restaurant, hoping to be inconspicuous as police flooded the area.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY She stood by the wall, trying to look inconspicuous.
not easily seen or noticed OPP conspicuous: She stood by the wall, trying to look inconspicuous. an inconspicuous little restaurant She stood by the wall, trying to look inconspicuous.—inconspicuously adverb