unflashy
Many diplomats take a more low-key approach.
At the moment, things are pretty relaxed and low-key between them.
Despite the influx of so many reporters, news executives insist that their coverage will be low-key and devoid of theatrics.
I cringe when I see old photographs of myself in those crazy clothes; nowadays my style is more lowkey.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Peaceful and tranquil
balm
beatitude
consonance
coolness
dust
lull
non-militant
peaceable
peaceably
peacefully
quieten
restfulness
sequestered
sleepiness
sleepy
soothing
soothingly
the calm before the stormidiom
the dust settlesidiom
the lull before the stormidiom
low-key
adverb
 slang(alsolowkey)uk /ˌləʊˈkiː/ us /ˌloʊˈkiː/
used when you are expressing an opinion but you do not want to emphasize it too much:
He low-key annoyed me.
I'm lowkey obsessed with this game.
That low-key sounds amazing.
I'm low-key sick of spending all my time working.
These cowboy boots are lowkey perfect.
Lowkey gonna fail this exam.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

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annoy, frighten, scare, etc. the hell out of someoneidiom
anything
as... as anythingidiom
at leastidiom
bare
burn
come
doubt
end
load
long
mile
pants
pestilential
price
pure
rattling
rattlingly
ringing
shit

low-key | American Dictionary

low-key
adjective
us/ˈloʊˈki/
simple and not attracting attention:
The wedding will be a low-key affair, with fewer than thirty guests.

Examples of low-key

low-key
Sustainability and buildability were addressed in a low-key but practical way.
But the low-key strategy also reflected the unfavorable political atmosphere.
In close families, particularly within a household, daily activities that involve 'low-key ' support may not be construed as being ' help' or ' support'.
This was not rendered easy by the low-key nature of the campaign.
It was also, on the whole, low-key and undramatic.
The former was low-key and small-scale, with both private and public agencies playing an active role.
In contrast, these hearings appear to be routine and low-key.
Nevertheless, there's a wonderfully old-fashioned big tune in the middle of it all before a surprisingly low-key conclusion.
Also, finding regular enough opportunities for pupils to perform in a low-key situation.
The overall effect is attractively low-key, as if the music being (dis-)assembled like a jigsaw puzzle in thoughtful calm.
Moreover, unlike the putting-out system of rural industry, guilds provided a means for low-key but sustained technological innovation, which ensured that guild manufacture remained an important institution.
In other words, only the most discreet and low-key approach to a woman would slip through the net.
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