Antonyms for unobtrusively


Grammar : Adv
Spell : uhn-uh b-troo-siv
Phonetic Transcription : ˌʌn əbˈtru sɪv


Definition of unobtrusively

Origin :
  • from un- (1) + obtrusive. Related: Unobtrusively; unobtrusiveness.
  • As in quietly : adv discreetly
  • As in modestly : adv in a modest manner
  • As in obscurely : adv dimly
Example sentences :
  • Evadna freed herself as unobtrusively as possible, and looked at him with wide eyes.
  • Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower
  • Unobtrusively offered,—tendered with a due delicacy and reserve?
  • Extract from : « Barrington » by Charles James Lever
  • De Spain unobtrusively spurred his steed to greater activity.
  • Extract from : « Nan of Music Mountain » by Frank H. Spearman
  • I was sent here to build this bit of a railroad quietly and unobtrusively.
  • Extract from : « The Rainy Day Railroad War » by Holman Day
  • For a minute he watched her unobtrusively, and wondered why the life had gone out of her.
  • Extract from : « Ambrotox and Limping Dick » by Oliver Fleming
  • She slipped in as unobtrusively as possible and no one saw her.
  • Extract from : « The Life of Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson » by Nellie van De Grift Sanchez
  • So no wonder he betook himself away as quickly and as unobtrusively as possible.
  • Extract from : « Patsy » by S. R. Crockett
  • Out of doors, all playing was to be carried on unobtrusively.
  • Extract from : « The Rainbow » by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence
  • We went as unobtrusively as we could to the Castle; and entered, I think, unobserved.
  • Extract from : « The Mystery of the Sea » by Bram Stoker
  • She ate little, and that so unobtrusively, I used to wonder if she ate at all.
  • Extract from : « Miss Primrose » by Roy Rolfe Gilson

Synonyms for unobtrusively

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