Synonyms for inconspicuous
- adjective
Most common
low-profile discreet unobtrusive unnoticeable non-visible invisible
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Unnoticeable — not prominent nor easily noticeable
unnoticeable, obscure, unobtrusive, discreet, low-profile, faint, improminent, inevident
2. Invisible
invisible, non-visible, nondisplayed, inapparent, unconspicuous dated
Definitions
- adj. 1
Not prominent nor easily noticeable.
- adj. 2
Invisible.
Related words
- Word family
- inconspicuity inconspicuosity inconspicuously inconspicuousness
- Is a kind of
- hidden insignificant
Example sentences
- discreet I think that we need to be a little more discreet.
- unobtrusive It's an unobtrusive way of advertising, so they say.
- unnoticeable It was almost unnoticeable at first.
- invisible What would you do if you were invisible for a day?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| inconspicuous | falling | |
| discreet | rising | |
| unobtrusive | steady | |
| unnoticeable | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- faint1
- 7 letters
- obscure2
- 8 letters
- discreet2
- 9 letters
- invisible4, inevident
- 10 letters
- inapparent
- 11 letters
- unobtrusive4, improminent
- 12 letters
- unnoticeable, nondisplayed
- 13 letters
- unconspicuous
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (obscure2 = 2 syllables).