unpretending

adjective

ˌən-pri-ˈten-diŋ How to pronounce unpretending (audio)
Definition of unpretendingnext
as in genuine
free from any intent to deceive or impress others an unpretending manner that makes her quite a winning performer

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpretending
  1. genuine
  2. unaffected
  3. simple
  4. honest
  5. true
  6. innocent
  7. unpretentious
  8. sincere
Adjective
  • Net-net, this is a genuine improvement for the customers of everything.
    — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The real question is whether the F 450 RR can deliver enough character and genuine riding pleasure to justify its premium positioning, particularly when the middleweight sportbike segment is getting increasingly crowded.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of genuine
Adjective
  • The league said its review of Cooper’s conduct for potential violation of its personal conduct policy after a pair of domestic violence arrests in June remains ongoing and is unaffected by Cooper’s status change.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Researchers have long wondered why some people develop these reactions while others seem to skate by unaffected.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of unaffected
Adjective
  • The actor wore a long black leather coat over a simple black tank, paired with straight-leg blue jeans cinched with a leather belt.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2026
  • The company played with flexible workdays instead of rigid schedules, clearer windows for collaboration, simpler rules for meetings, better ways to share and document work, and more intentional reasons for coming together in person.
    — Deborah Lovich, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of simple
Adjective
  • My honest read on timing is that the five percent will be twenty percent by end of 2027, and fifty by end of 2029.
    — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The original impetus for the film, to be honest, was to look at an incredible life story over a long German period.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of honest
Adjective
  • Andrew Durand, with his handsome crab-apple features, makes a perfectly quizzical Benjamin; Kelsee Kimmel is stirring as his true love, who shares his age just once.
    — Dan Stahl, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Founded in Switzerland in 2010, On has collaborated with an impressive roster of partners over the last 16 years, from tennis legend Roger Federer to Spanish fashion house Loewe, all while staying true to its mission of celebrating movement.
    — Kasey Busiel, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of true
Adjective
  • The charges are allegations, and each person is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Convince people that an innocent person represents an existential threat, furnish them with a frightening conspiracy theory about an immoral enemy, and some may become willing to kill.
    — Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of innocent
Adjective
  • The unpretentious city is dotted with temporary staffing agencies, money-wiring businesses and Mexican restaurants.
    — Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Widow’s Bay Sorry, but that murderers’ row of unpretentious acting talent isn’t going to be topped.
    — Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of unpretentious
Adjective
  • Where Bikini Kill’s raw, aggressive, discordant tunes subvert gender expectations imposed on women, Uppity’s sincere and introspective jams refute the self-defeating emotional sterility that patriarchy demands from men.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026
  • It is carefully crafted and wincingly sincere, a wonderful conversion of inversions.
    — Samuel Hyland, Pitchfork, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of sincere
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