| ADJECTIVE | all | unpretentious | lacking pretension or affectation |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | unpretentious, unostentatious, unpretending | not ostentatious | |
| all | unpretentious, understated, unostentatious | exhibiting restrained good taste |
| Sounds | ah.npriyteh'nshahs | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... | |
| Meaning | lacking pretension or affectation. | |
|---|---|---|
| Examples |
| |
| Narrower | honest | Without pretensions |
| modest | Free from pomp or affectation | |
| unpompous | not pompous | |
| See also | plain | not elaborate or elaborated |
| tasteful | Free from what is tawdry or unbecoming | |
| Opposite | pretentious | making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction |
| Spanish | modesto | |
| Nouns | unpretentiousness | the quality of being natural and without pretensions |
| Adverbs | unpretentiously | in an unpretentious manner |
| Meaning | not ostentatious. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | unostentatious, unpretending | |
| Narrower | quiet, restrained | not showy or obtrusive |
| Opposite | ostentatious, pretentious | Intended to attract notice and impress others |
| Spanish | modesto | |
| Nouns | unpretentiousness | the quality of being natural and without pretensions |
| Meaning | Exhibiting restrained good taste. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | understated, unostentatious | |
| Broader | tasteful | Free from what is tawdry or unbecoming |
| Nouns | unpretentiousness | the quality of being natural and without pretensions |
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