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Definition of unobtrusive in English: unobtrusiveadjective ʌnəbˈtruːsɪvˌənəbˈtrusɪv Not conspicuous or attracting attention. the service was unobtrusive and efficient Example sentencesExamples - We drive a Honda Civic, so he has to scrunch down and stick his head in the window, trying to be unobtrusive about it.
- Throughout the meal our waiters were unobtrusive and efficient.
- The news was placed in an unobtrusive corner of a local newspaper.
- The birds were constantly on the move, their quiet and unobtrusive progress hiding very considerable speed.
- The unobtrusive dialect and horrifying irony here make this one of Nelson's best lyrics.
- Quiet and unobtrusive in our canoes, we could paddle up close to herds of elephant standing in the shallows and watch as they threw up wet sand to cool off.
- I don't know if this was because she was just trying to be unobtrusive, or if she thought we were up to some nefarious activity.
- The picture is at its best when Blaustein's unobtrusive film crew eavesdrop on the day-to-day family life of the wrestlers.
- The music, mainly selections from the 1980s played at a moderate volume, is unobtrusive.
- Last week Finance Minister Jaswant Singh, in his quiet and unobtrusive way delivered a triple whammy.
- The quiet, unobtrusive Scot has gone about his task of having the course in pristine condition.
- Swenson said most of the Marysville track's events would be small and unobtrusive.
- And for this he had music that was controlled, unobtrusive and keeping with the mood and the situation.
- So the Government, too, has been operating in a quiet, unobtrusive manner.
- A quiet, unobtrusive presence, Recoing has been earning effusive praise for this role and rightly so.
- The Netgear WPN824 is a compact, unobtrusive box with several internal antennas, apparently.
- Brill filmed this by sitting with the counsellors and covering the action with unobtrusive moves of his small camera.
- I found an unobtrusive niche, a little cliff garden of thrift and sea campion which gave me a vee-shaped eyrie over the water.
- So pure and yet teeming with cultural meanings, white is at the same time unobtrusive and attention getting.
- Edward was a tall man, quiet and unobtrusive, but always managing to sort things out and keep all in order.
Synonyms self-effacing, retiring, unassuming, modest, demure, quiet, meek, humble shy, bashful, unconfident, timid, timorous, shrinking, diffident, insecure, reserved, withdrawn, introvert, introverted, reticent, unforthcoming, unpresuming, unpretentious, unaggressive, unassertive, mousy, low-profile inconspicuous, unnoticeable, restrained, subdued, quiet, low-key, discreet, circumspect, understated, muted, subtle, played down, toned down, unostentatious, unshowy, relaxed, downbeat, out of sight, in the background
Definition of unobtrusive in US English: unobtrusiveadjectiveˌənəbˈtrusɪvˌənəbˈtro͞osiv Not conspicuous or attracting attention. corrections should be neat and unobtrusive Example sentencesExamples - The quiet, unobtrusive Scot has gone about his task of having the course in pristine condition.
- The birds were constantly on the move, their quiet and unobtrusive progress hiding very considerable speed.
- I found an unobtrusive niche, a little cliff garden of thrift and sea campion which gave me a vee-shaped eyrie over the water.
- We drive a Honda Civic, so he has to scrunch down and stick his head in the window, trying to be unobtrusive about it.
- Edward was a tall man, quiet and unobtrusive, but always managing to sort things out and keep all in order.
- The news was placed in an unobtrusive corner of a local newspaper.
- The Netgear WPN824 is a compact, unobtrusive box with several internal antennas, apparently.
- The picture is at its best when Blaustein's unobtrusive film crew eavesdrop on the day-to-day family life of the wrestlers.
- So pure and yet teeming with cultural meanings, white is at the same time unobtrusive and attention getting.
- Swenson said most of the Marysville track's events would be small and unobtrusive.
- So the Government, too, has been operating in a quiet, unobtrusive manner.
- A quiet, unobtrusive presence, Recoing has been earning effusive praise for this role and rightly so.
- The music, mainly selections from the 1980s played at a moderate volume, is unobtrusive.
- Last week Finance Minister Jaswant Singh, in his quiet and unobtrusive way delivered a triple whammy.
- Quiet and unobtrusive in our canoes, we could paddle up close to herds of elephant standing in the shallows and watch as they threw up wet sand to cool off.
- Throughout the meal our waiters were unobtrusive and efficient.
- And for this he had music that was controlled, unobtrusive and keeping with the mood and the situation.
- I don't know if this was because she was just trying to be unobtrusive, or if she thought we were up to some nefarious activity.
- Brill filmed this by sitting with the counsellors and covering the action with unobtrusive moves of his small camera.
- The unobtrusive dialect and horrifying irony here make this one of Nelson's best lyrics.
Synonyms self-effacing, retiring, unassuming, modest, demure, quiet, meek, humble inconspicuous, unnoticeable, restrained, subdued, quiet, low-key, discreet, circumspect, understated, muted, subtle, played down, toned down, unostentatious, unshowy, relaxed, downbeat, out of sight, in the background
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