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
Some EV charging companies have been labouring over the design so that chargers are either unobtrusive or even visually appealing.
From BBC • Jan. 8, 2024
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
There was an unobtrusive charm about the bungalow, Richard conceded, as they walked through the empty, newly painted rooms.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Vocabulary lists containing unobtrusive
To Kill a Mockingbird
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Grade 10, List 5
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Power Prefix: un-
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