unobtrusive

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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.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

I was drawn to the Light Phone because it was arguably the most minimalist version available; it barely resembled a phone at all, and was so strikingly unobtrusive compared to my old needy iPhone.

From Slate • Apr. 17, 2025

All of the designers interviewed for this story like ceiling fixtures to be so unobtrusive that they almost disappear.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 8, 2024

Mark Ronson has always been a mumbler, his soft, unobtrusive speaking voice a product of both his transatlantic upbringing and — notwithstanding the chart-topping pop songs he’s helped create — his general disinclination toward fame.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2023

Shirt off, Herbie sat on a bench at a front-yard picnic table browsing through old Time magazines while Stephanie puttered around, doing her unobtrusive thing.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols