Meaning & use
unobtrusively
In a way that avoids drawing attention to oneself or being noticed.
See it in a sentence
The waiter unobtrusively refilled the glasses without interrupting the dinner conversation.
She slipped unobtrusively into the back row after the lecture had already begun.
A note on using this word
Unobtrusively pairs well with verbs describing careful, low-key actions meant not to interrupt or distract others.
Words with a similar meaning
quietlydiscreetly
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Words with an opposite meaning
conspicuously
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