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Unassuming vs Inconspicuous - What's the difference?

unassuming | inconspicuous |

As adjectives the difference between unassuming and inconspicuous

is that unassuming is modest and having no pretensions or ostentation while inconspicuous is not prominent nor easily noticeable.

unassuming

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • modest and having no pretensions or ostentation

    • inconspicuous

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Not prominent nor easily noticeable
  • * 2004 , , Let's Collect Rocks and Shells , Kessinger Publishing Co., page 9,
    • Approaching danger, whether from octopus, fish or man, arouses caution in a small mollusk and it becomes as inconspicuous as it can.

    Synonyms

    * invisible

    Antonyms

    * conspicuous

    Related terms

    * inconspicuousness

    See also

    * obscure * unnoticeable