as in discreet
not readily seen or noticed
the notice that an 18% tip would be automatically added was so unobtrusive we almost didn't see it at the bottom of the menu
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Recent Examples of unobtrusive
Under slender glass boxes that top unobtrusive pedestals, the oldest gowns and most fragile silks lay in gentle repose.
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Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Among them is making the size and location of the signs as unobtrusive as possible.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
This quiet, unobtrusive process pays deterrence dividends far beyond the individual case, as would-be felony shoplifters come to learn that the store deploys this technology and then decide against taking the risk in the first place.
—Freddy Kuo, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Controlling and setting the movement is a simple matter: While the crown controls the minutes on both dials as well as the hours on the front dial, the hours on the secondary time zone are adjusted via an unobtrusive slider revealed when the case is disengaged from its carriage.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2025
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Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Among them is making the size and location of the signs as unobtrusive as possible.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
This quiet, unobtrusive process pays deterrence dividends far beyond the individual case, as would-be felony shoplifters come to learn that the store deploys this technology and then decide against taking the risk in the first place.
—Freddy Kuo, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Controlling and setting the movement is a simple matter: While the crown controls the minutes on both dials as well as the hours on the front dial, the hours on the secondary time zone are adjusted via an unobtrusive slider revealed when the case is disengaged from its carriage.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unobtrusive
Adjective
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Glass sliders open the living area and release it to a discreet gallery walkway leading the new wing.—
Spencer Elliott,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2025
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There is a discreet sign in the room warning of snakes.—
Hala Alyan
June 9,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2025
Adjective
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This financial inequity significantly impacts minorities, with approximately 26% of Hispanic consumers and 27% of Black consumers being credit invisible or unscorable, compared to 16% of White and Asian consumers, according to data from Oliver Wyman.—
Afshan Musani,
CNBC,
11 June 2025
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My work traces the invisible borders between myth and memory, body and land, the seen and the felt.—
Caterina De Biasio,
Vogue,
11 June 2025
Adjective
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Hocevar has made news in the world of NASCAR through his stellar performances, but his aggressive driving doesn't go unnoticed.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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Earlier this week, with the NBA social media landscape slowing down due to a short break in playoff action, Miles Bridges sent out a simple post on X that might’ve gone unnoticed.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
4 June 2025
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“Unobtrusive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unobtrusive. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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