unobtrusive
adjective /ˌʌn.əbˈtruː.sɪv/ approvingDefinition
› not noticeable; seeming to fit in well with the things around it or them: Make-up this season is unobtrusive and natural-looking.Indistinct and invisible unobtrusively /-li/ adverb unobtrusiveness /-nəs/ noun [U]
(Definition of unobtrusive adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- blur noun
- blur verb
- blurred adjective
- fuzzy adjective (NOT CLEAR)
- imperceptible adjective
- inconspicuous adjective
- indiscernible adjective
- indistinct adjective
- invisible adjective
- melt (away) into sth phrasal verb
- neutral adjective (NOT NOTICEABLE)
- not see hide nor hair of sb idiom
- sink without (a) trace idiom
- smudged adjective
- subtle adjective
- subtlety noun
- unclear adjective
- unseen adjective
- vague adjective
- wraith noun
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