as in discreet
not readily seen or noticed
left an inconspicuous scratch on the wall
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Recent Examples of inconspicuous
The darkness of the land gives it a dingy atmosphere like an actual swamp and, fittingly, an inconspicuous opening in a tree stump leads to Shrek's Merry Fairytale ride.
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Caroline Reid, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
Test the product on an inconspicuous area of carpeting before incorporating it with your other cleaning products.
—Jennifer Beck Goldblatt, Architectural Digest, 9 Jan. 2025
If Petrenko is inconspicuous, Mäkelä is inescapable.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
The speedo has two inconspicuous buttons on the side, one for ignition and one to control the speedo functions.
—New Atlas, 27 Dec. 2024
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Related Articles The basement floor offers more discreet appointments for high-profile clients and a wet bar that can shake up a mean martini, or an oat flat white.—
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Length: Very pronounced, therefore not suitable for those looking for a natural or discreet look.—
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But there’s an art to crafting invisible unease — and in maintaining that sense of unease as our understanding (well, our wild suspicions) of Lumon Industries has changed over the course of the Apple TV+ series’ run.—
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Employees lose an average of six and a half hours a week dealing with personal issues—an invisible drain on focus and productivity that amounts to nearly a fifth of their workweek.—
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Fortunately, the guest managed to go unnoticed, despite their footwear failing them at the worst possible moment.—
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If nothing else, the most unusual employment experiment in college hoops has not gone unnoticed.—
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“Inconspicuous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inconspicuous. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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