unobtrusive
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Instead of narration, unobtrusive captions appeared on screen with price, provenance or other details about various market items, leaving room for the ambient sounds to come to the fore.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026
She won gold in the Wellness category at the Stoperiet Open bodybuilding competition in April - a category which places special emphasis on natural fitness, healthy appearance and unobtrusive beauty, rather than large muscle mass.
From BBC • Nov. 11, 2025
I was drawn to the Light Phone because it was arguably the most minimalist version available; it barely resembled a phone at all, and was so strikingly unobtrusive compared to my old needy iPhone.
From Slate • Apr. 17, 2025
All of the designers interviewed for this story like ceiling fixtures to be so unobtrusive that they almost disappear.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 8, 2024
I was more passive, more unobtrusive; I did not ask for things, but instead let people tell me what to do.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
Vocabulary lists containing unobtrusive
To Kill a Mockingbird
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Grade 10, List 5
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Power Prefix: un-
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