Unassuming – Quiet and showing no desire for attention

(Pronounced uhn-uh-syoo-ming)

To remember the definition of the word unassuming, use the following mnemonic:

The undertaker was assuming (unassuming) that people who had died would stay quiet and show no desire for attention forever, but he was wrong!

Examples of unassuming in a sentence

The girl looked quiet and unassuming until she got up to sing, she was quite the show-off!

I was always unassuming at school, I've come out of my shell now though.

My mother told me being unassuming will get you nowhere in life so I try my hardest to stand out.