inconspicuous
/ˌɪn.kənˈspɪk.ju.əs/
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British/ˌɪŋkənˈspɪkjʉwəs/
inconspicuous adjective: invisible.
Adjective
inconspicuous (comparative more inconspicuous, superlative most inconspicuous)
- Invisible.
- Synonyms:
- inapparent, nonvisible, unconspicuous, disapparent, invis, invisible, inviso, nondisplayed, out of sight, sightless
- Not prominent nor easily noticeable.
- Look at those men! They were supposed to be inconspicuous!1953, Dalton Trumbo, Ian McLellan Hunter, John Dighton, Roman Holiday, spoken by General Provno
- Approaching danger, whether from octopus, fish or man, arouses caution in a small mollusk and it becomes as inconspicuous as it can.2004, Shell Oil Company, Let's Collect Rocks and Shells, Kessinger Publishing Co., page 9
- Synonyms:
- improminent, inevident, obscure
- Antonyms:
- conspicuous, attention-grabbing, eye-catching, flashy, glossy, grabby, high-profile, prominent, salient
inconspicuous meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Malayalam and Kannada
inconspicuous in Tamil
- தெளிவாகத் தோன்றாத, புலப்படாத
inconspicuous in Bengali
- অলক্ষ্যণীয়, অস্পষ্ট
inconspicuous in Malayalam
- unnoticeable, unobtrusive, unremarkable
- പെട്ടെന്നു കാണ്മാൻ കഴിയാത്ത, ശ്രദ്ധയിൽ പെടാത്ത, പ്രകടമല്ലാത്ത, ശ്രദ്ധിക്കപ്പെടാത്ത, സാധുശീലമുള്ള, ഒതുങ്ങിയ
inconspicuous in Kannada
- ಚಿಕ್ಕದಾದ, ಕಾಣಿಸದ, ಎದ್ದುಕಾಣದ, ಗಮನ ಸೆಳೆಯದ, ಸಣ್ಣದಾದ, ಕಣ್ಣಿಗೆ ಕಾಣದ
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- inconspicuous in Arabic
- غَيْرُ ظَاهِر ḡayru ẓāhir
Examples of inconspicuous in a sentence
- The first step in pre-radicalization touches the rather non-religious, inconspicuous aspirant, who is open to new things.
- They share few characters: 25 vertebrae; compact, triangular gut; inconspicuous gas bladder; and some head spination.
- Dougherty had intended to make the outing with his unwonted wife an inconspicuous one.
Synonyms of inconspicuous
- inapparent
- nonvisible
- unconspicuous
- disapparent
- invis
- invisible
- inviso
- nondisplayed
- out of sight
- sightless
16 more synonymsFewer synonyms
Antonyms
- visible
- apparent
- seeable
- spottable
- viewable
- conspicuous
- attention-grabbing
- eye-catching
- flashy
- glossy
5 more antonymsFewer antonyms
Forms of inconspicuous
| comparative | more inconspicuous |
|---|---|
| superlative | most inconspicuous |
Origin of inconspicuous
Learned borrowing from Late Latin incōnspicuus. Equivalent to in- + conspicuous.
Words formed from inconspicuous
Questions about inconspicuous
- What does inconspicuous mean?
- Inconspicuous means invisible.
- What is inconspicuous in Tamil?
- Inconspicuous in Tamil is தெளிவாகத் தோன்றாத, புலப்படாத. See Inconspicuous meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is inconspicuous?
- Inconspicuous is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce inconspicuous?
- Inconspicuous is pronounced /ˌɪn.kənˈspɪk.ju.əs/.
Words near inconspicuous in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: inconspicuous (page history and authors); inconspicuous (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Inconspicuous (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); inconspicuous (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); inconspicuous (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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