Definition

Noun A deliberate strategy or manner of behaving that avoids attracting public attention, fame, or notoriety. It involves maintaining a quiet, inconspicuous, or modest public presence.

Usage

The phrase "low profile" is used to describe the condition or practice of avoiding the spotlight. It is most commonly used with the verbs "keep," "maintain," or "have."

Examples

• After the scandal, the politician decided to keep a low profile for several months.
• She prefers to maintain a low profile and let her work speak for itself.
• The company is operating with a low profile while it develops its new product.

Advanced Usage

• To adopt a low profile: To consciously choose to start behaving in a way that avoids attention.
  • Following the media frenzy, the author adopted a low profile.
• A lower profile: A comparative form, indicating an effort to be even less conspicuous than before.
  • The celebrity is trying to keep a lower profile since becoming a parent.

Variants and Related Words

• Low-key (adjective): Not elaborate, showy, or intensive; restrained.
  • They had a low-key wedding at the city hall.
• Under the radar (idiom): Not attracting attention; unnoticed.
  • The startup operated under the radar for years before its success.

Synonyms

• Inconspicuousness
• Unobtrusiveness
• Modesty (in the context of public presence)

Antonyms

• High profile
• Prominence
• Notoriety
• Limelight

Related Idioms

• To keep one's head down: To avoid trouble or attention by not getting involved.
  • During the office restructuring, he just kept his head down and worked.
• Out of the public eye: Not seen or noticed by the public.
  • The former actress has been living out of the public eye for a decade.

Noun

1. a state of low visibility in which public notice is avoided
   • he was never one to keep a low profile