If you describe a place, person, or thing as unpretentious, you approve of them because they are simple in appearance or character, rather than sophisticated or luxurious.
[approval]
The Tides Inn is both comfortable and unpretentious.
...good, unpretentious pop music.
Linda is totally unpretentious about herself.
Synonyms: modest, simple, plain, homely More Synonyms of unpretentious
unpretentious in British English
(ˌʌnprɪˈtɛnʃəs)
adjective
not making claim to distinction or importance undeservedly
Examples of 'unpretentious' in a sentence
unpretentious
The style is simple and unpretentious.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The bedrooms are unpretentious and comfortable.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
It was an unpretentious little place.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The unpretentious restaurant serves simple soups, steaks and chicken dishes.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
This unpretentious place is already very popular, so book ahead.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
So the place feels unpretentious, but in a reassuringly plush way.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The Corfu caper is a particular calamity because he is in fact modest and unpretentious.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Totally unpretentious and with great, reasonably priced food.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
It's unpretentious with good service and is full of locals.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
There is something so straightforward about this simple, unpretentious day cream that just makes me reach for it time and again.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
He was so simple, so unpretentious... what a tragedy.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
And while it was hardly a pop revolution, there was a simple, unpretentious charm about the performance.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Xavier leaned over the wheel to look up at the hotel again: an unpretentious little place, painted white and green.
Patrick O'Brian The Catalans
In other languages
unpretentious
British English: unpretentious ADJECTIVE
If you describe a place, person, or thing as unpretentious, you approve of them because they are simple in appearance or character, rather than sophisticated or luxurious.
The inn is both comfortable and unpretentious.
American English: unpretentious
Brazilian Portuguese: despretensioso
Chinese: 朴实无华的
European Spanish: sin pretensiones
French: sans prétentionN
German: schlicht
Italian: senza pretese
Japanese: 気取らない
Korean: 가식적이지 않은
European Portuguese: despretensioso
Latin American Spanish: sin pretensiones
(adjective)
Definition
modest, unassuming, and down-to-earth
The Tides Inn is both comfortable and unpretentious.
Synonyms
modest
the modest home of a family who lived off the land
simple
It was a simple home.
plain
We are just plain people.
homely
Scottish baking is homely, comforting and truly good.
humble
Ashok was a humble, courteous and gentle man.
straightforward
honest
unaffected
this unaffected, charming couple
unassuming
She has a gentle, unassuming manner.
unobtrusive
He managed the factory with unobtrusive efficiency.
unspoiled
unostentatious
unimposing
Opposites
pretentious
,
showy
,
ostentatious
,
affected
,
assuming
,
inflated
,
brash
,
flaunting
,
conceited
,
obtrusive
,
arty-farty (informal)
Additional synonyms
in the sense of homely
Definition
simple, ordinary, and comfortable
Scottish baking is homely, comforting and truly good.
Synonyms
plain,
simple,
natural,
ordinary,
modest,
everyday,
down-to-earth,
unaffected,
unassuming,
unpretentious,
unfussy
in the sense of humble
Definition
conscious of one's failings
Ashok was a humble, courteous and gentle man.
Synonyms
modest,
meek,
unassuming,
unpretentious,
submissive,
self-effacing,
unostentatious
in the sense of plain
Definition
lowly, esp. in social rank or education
We are just plain people.
Synonyms
ordinary,
homely,
common,
simple,
modest,
everyday,
commonplace,
lowly,
unaffected,
unpretentious,
frugal,
workaday
Nearby words of
unpretentious
unpremeditated
unprepared
unprepossessing
unpretentious
unprincipled
unproductive
unprofessional
Synonyms of 'unpretentious'
unpretentious
Explore 'unpretentious' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of simple
Definition
of humble background
It was a simple home.
Synonyms
unpretentious,
modest,
humble,
homely,
lowly,
rustic,
uncluttered,
unfussy,
unembellished
in the sense of unaffected
Definition
unpretentious, natural, or sincere
this unaffected, charming couple
Synonyms
natural,
genuine,
unpretentious,
simple,
plain,
straightforward,
naive,
sincere,
honest,
unassuming,
unspoilt,
unsophisticated,
dinkum (Australian, New Zealand, informal),
artless,
ingenuous,
without airs,
unstudied
in the sense of unassuming
Definition
modest or unpretentious
She has a gentle, unassuming manner.
Synonyms
modest,
quiet,
humble,
meek,
simple,
reserved,
retiring,
unpretentious,
unobtrusive,
self-effacing,
diffident,
unassertive,
unostentatious
in the sense of unobtrusive
Definition
not drawing attention to oneself or itself
He managed the factory with unobtrusive efficiency.