unobtrusive
Example Sentences
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I lower my voice and tuck my head toward my chin to be as unobtrusive as possible.
From Literature
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One day, millions of Americans might wear sensors like this one, which I found surprisingly unobtrusive.
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.
“I identify as a filmmaker. This is normal for me to have a camera in my hand. People don’t think twice about it. It’s so unobtrusive.”
From Los Angeles Times
Modern options can be attractive—or at least unobtrusive—enough to leave draped over a sofa or chair, and they feature user-friendly timers and detachable, machine-washable fabrics.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.