unshowy
adjective
un·showy
ˌən-ˈshō-ē 
unshowier; unshowiest
: not tending or intended to draw attention : not showy
a quiet, unshowy performance
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To be fair to les frères Dardennes, there is a reliable level of unshowy competence as well as an integrity to their insistence on embedding with unglamorous, recognizable people.
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Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 23 May 2025
Like Lithgow, his performance is supremely unshowy, the flashes of passion being timed and placed by him and Hytner to erupt only when strictly necessary to the developing drama.
—David Benedict, Variety, 7 May 2025
Her role as Cassandra is the latest example: a part that is both unshowy and commanding.
—Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Perhaps even more than that, PSG — long dismissed and derided as a hopelessly unbalanced gaggle of individual superstars — have become a team, widely respected for the remarkable industriousness of their football and the humble, unshowy brilliance of their young players.
—Tom Williams, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
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Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 23 May 2025
Like Lithgow, his performance is supremely unshowy, the flashes of passion being timed and placed by him and Hytner to erupt only when strictly necessary to the developing drama.
—David Benedict, Variety, 7 May 2025
Her role as Cassandra is the latest example: a part that is both unshowy and commanding.
—Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Perhaps even more than that, PSG — long dismissed and derided as a hopelessly unbalanced gaggle of individual superstars — have become a team, widely respected for the remarkable industriousness of their football and the humble, unshowy brilliance of their young players.
—Tom Williams, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Unshowy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unshowy. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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