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as in mild
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as in inconspicuous
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Recent Examples of unemphatic
The former is quietly involving: unhurried, unemphatic, observant.
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Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Nov. 2021
The beat is steady and usually unemphatic; the song circles through three chords again and again.
—Jon Pareles, New York Times, 6 July 2018
This 1991 feature, the second by Mexican filmmaker Maria Novaro, is leisurely paced and unemphatic but firmly conceived and executed, with a lot of feeling for female solidarity.
—Patrick Friel, Chicago Reader, 17 Apr. 2018
This line, delivered in his usual uninflected, unemphatic tone, is chilling, something that the villain in a Hitchcock thriller, one of those immaculately amoral gentleman-monsters, might have said.
—Lili Anolik, Vanities, 14 Dec. 2017
Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Nov. 2021
The beat is steady and usually unemphatic; the song circles through three chords again and again.
—Jon Pareles, New York Times, 6 July 2018
This 1991 feature, the second by Mexican filmmaker Maria Novaro, is leisurely paced and unemphatic but firmly conceived and executed, with a lot of feeling for female solidarity.
—Patrick Friel, Chicago Reader, 17 Apr. 2018
This line, delivered in his usual uninflected, unemphatic tone, is chilling, something that the villain in a Hitchcock thriller, one of those immaculately amoral gentleman-monsters, might have said.
—Lili Anolik, Vanities, 14 Dec. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unemphatic
Adjective
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For example, mix 1 teaspoon of mild dish soap with 1 liter of water in a spray bottle.—
Molly Burford,
Southern Living,
13 Feb. 2026
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Higher lifelong enrichment was associated with an up to seven-year delay in mild cognitive impairment and an up to five-year delay in dementia onset.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The realization that real people were cast to play hundreds of bushes at the Super Bowl turned the inconspicuous performers into a social media sensation overnight.—
Angela Yang,
NBC news,
10 Feb. 2026
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Before applying rubbing alcohol or acetone, test the solvent on an inconspicuous area of the garment, such as an inside seam, to check for colorfastness, Romine says.—
Olivia McIntosh,
Martha Stewart,
7 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Çatak’s anti-state message acquires an ambiguous power as the movie wends onward, with an enigmatic final shot that finds Aziz tasting clear-skies freedom but still from behind confines of a sort.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
13 Feb. 2026
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Wuthering Heights simultaneously puts too much malevolence on Nelly’s shoulders while also making her final decisions sort of nonsensical, even ambiguous.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2026
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These sorts of smart fibers aren't new – scientists have been working for some time to embed this technology into textiles for unobtrusive connectivity.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
27 Jan. 2026
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The most reliable way to increase humidity in your home is to invest in an unobtrusive, ultrasonic humidifier.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Jan. 2026
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People who knew Zhang described him to police as a nonassertive man who avoided conflict and typically acquiesced to his wife.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2021
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Those who saw an assertive ad chose to allocate $7 of the gift card to the brand on average, compared with $14 for those who saw a nonassertive ad.—
Alina Dizik,
WSJ,
16 May 2017
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The use of these otherwise unremarkable studio and one-bedroom apartments was yet another of the many favors Epstein bestowed to gain leverage over people and keep them in his debt.—
Kim Velsey,
Curbed,
13 Feb. 2026
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The dresser drawers that sat above the opening served as an ordinary, unremarkable piece of furniture — the kind of detail someone would walk past without a second glance.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2026
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There’s also an unshowy pride in its subtly diverse, distinctly Canadian cast of characters.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
1 Dec. 2025
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Cronenberg captures the way such a gift might unwind a person in an effectively unshowy way.—
James Grebey,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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Selena Gomez as Mabel Mora Gomez earned an Emmy nomination for her role as Mabel, a guarded and sarcastic millennial who strikes up an unexpected friendship with Charles and Oliver.—
Olivia Singh,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Our spirits remain guarded, but high, for this one; the Venice Film Festival crowd seemed to eat it up.—
Randy Myers,
The Mercury News,
3 Sep. 2024
Cite this Entry
“Unemphatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unemphatic. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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