Antonyms for unassumingly


Grammar : Adv
Spell : uhn-uh-soo-ming
Phonetic Transcription : ˌʌn əˈsu mɪŋ


Definition of unassumingly

Origin :
  • "unpretentious," 1726, from un- (1) "not" + infinitive of assume.
  • As in quietly : adv calmly
  • As in modestly : adv in a modest manner
Example sentences :
  • These virtues he wore modestly and unassumingly as an accustomed garment.
  • Extract from : « The Forest » by Stewart Edward White
  • "Good old Joe" we called him, because he was possessed of all the old-fashioned virtues, and unassumingly lived up to them.
  • Extract from : « Tramping on Life » by Harry Kemp
  • That evening found Selwood, quietly and unassumingly attired, examining the purlieus of Soho.
  • Extract from : « The Herapath Property » by J. S. Fletcher
  • Unless you sat across the tea-table from him and now and then, while he quietly and unassumingly talked, met his eyes.
  • Extract from : « Aurora the Magnificent » by Gertrude Hall
  • He goes along quietly and unassumingly, writes a couple of failures and then—bang!
  • Extract from : « Nat Goodwin's Book » by Nat C. Goodwin
  • He is thoroughly dignified, and yet his manners are so unassumingly easy that one hardly notices them.
  • Extract from : « The Mountains of Oregon » by William Gladstone Steel
  • He unassumingly disposed himself for a stay, examined the backs of several books, and acted altogether as if he were at home.
  • Extract from : « The Song of Songs » by Hermann Sudermann

Synonyms for unassumingly

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