Synonyms for modest
ˈmɒd ɪstmod·est

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1. modestadjective

   Antonyms:
   immodest

2. modestadjective

   Antonyms:
   immodest

3. modestadjective

   Antonyms:
   immodest

4. modestadjective

   Antonyms:
   immodest

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1. modest

   Synonyms:
   reserved, retiring, shy, unassuming, unobtrusive

   Antonyms:
   impertinent, intrusive, meddlesome, meddling, obtrusive, officious

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1. modestadjective

   marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself

   "a modest apartment"; "too modest to wear his medals"

   Synonyms:
   low, small, mild, meek, lowly, minor, humble, small-scale, pocket-size, pocket-sized

   Antonyms:
   pretentious, immodest, immoderate, indecent, overweening, important, unlimited, superior, limitless, uppity, proud

2. modest, smalladjective

   not large but sufficient in size or amount

   "a modest salary"; "modest inflation"; "helped in my own small way"

   Synonyms:
   little, low, small, belittled, mild, meek, lowly, minuscule, diminished, small(a), minor, humble, small-scale, pocket-size, pocket-sized

   Antonyms:
   immoderate, immodest, important, uppity, unlimited, proud, pretentious, superior, overweening, limitless, indecent

3. modestadjective

   free from pomp or affectation

   "comfortable but modest cottages"; "a simple rectangular brick building"; "a simple man with simple tastes"

   Synonyms:
   low, small, mild, meek, lowly, minor, humble, small-scale, pocket-size, pocket-sized

   Antonyms:
   proud, superior, unlimited, immodest, uppity, indecent, overweening, limitless, immoderate, pretentious, important

4. modestadjective

   not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance

   Synonyms:
   low, small, mild, meek, lowly, minor, humble, small-scale, pocket-size, pocket-sized

   Antonyms:
   immodest, proud, uppity, superior, immoderate, overweening, limitless, important, pretentious, unlimited, indecent

5. humble, low, lowly, modest, smalladjective

   low or inferior in station or quality

   "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings"

   Synonyms:
   down(p), dispirited, minor, small, downcast, subaltern, scummy, base, baseborn, low-down, petty(a), scurvy, pocket-sized, lower-ranking, secondary, humbled, gloomy, miserable, lowly, low, broken, small(a), down in the mouth, blue, humble, downhearted, grim, meek, low-toned, low-pitched, little, menial, pocket-size, small-scale, depleted, crushed, mild, junior-grade, diminished, abject, depressed, minuscule, low-spirited, belittled, humiliated

   Antonyms:
   pretentious, proud, superior, uppity, immodest, limitless, important, unlimited, immoderate, overweening, indecent

6. meek, mild, modestadjective

   humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness

   "meek and self-effacing"

   Synonyms:
   tame, low, small, humble, lowly, meek, soft, minor, spiritless, mild, balmy, small-scale, pocket-size, pocket-sized

   Antonyms:
   immodest, important, indecent, limitless, unlimited, superior, proud, pretentious, overweening, uppity, immoderate

7. minor, modest, small, small-scale, pocket-size, pocket-sizedadjective

   limited in size or scope

   "a small business"; "a newspaper with a modest circulation"; "small-scale plans"; "a pocket-size country"

   Synonyms:
   pocketable, underage, diminished, mild, minor(ip), nonaged, humble, lowly, meek, minuscule, minor, pocket-sized, belittled, venial, small, pocket-size, small(a), little, small-scale, low

   Antonyms:
   limitless, immodest, overweening, superior, important, pretentious, proud, immoderate, unlimited, indecent, uppity

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1. modestadjective

   Synonyms:
   unpretending, unobtrusive, unassuming, retiring, humble, unostentatious, meek, not presumptuous

2. modestadjective

   Synonyms:
   chaste, pure

3. modestadjective

   Synonyms:
   moderate, not excessive, not extravagant

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1. modestadjective

   Synonyms:
   unassuming, shy, unpretentious, unpretending, unobtrusive, retiring, demure, coy, reserved, unostentatious

   Antonyms:
   immodest

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1. List of paraphrases for "modest":

   humble, moderate, modest-income, modeste, small, timid, meagre, lowly, slight, unassuming, low, limited, mild, moderate-income, minor, meager, modesty, little

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1. Carl Meacham:

   For a presidency that has at best modest achievements in the region ... to take the United States to the pathway of normalization is a clear legacy for Barack Obama.

2. Heather Nauert:

   These are certainly all modest proposals, the President had said going into this that we wouldn't solve all the world's problems in one meeting, in one conversation with the Russian government, but we think it's a pretty good place to start.

3. Gregory Daco:

   Against this backdrop, we expect consumers will rein in their spending further in coming months, real consumer spending should see modest growth in the final quarter of the year, but we expect it will barely grow in 2023.

4. Mark Twain:

   I was born modest. Not all over, but in spots.

5. Ashlee Piper:

   Though there are better, more eco-friendly ways to shop, the two approaches to shopping these sites that cause more eco burden are 1) not shopping with modest consumption in mind( buying more than you need, duplicates ‘ just in case, ’ or overindulging in extras or add-ons because of sale pricing) ; and, 2) purchasing excess with an ‘ I ’ll return this if it does n’t work ’ mindset, returns are extremely environmentally taxing, from the transit to the waste and sometimes tossed merchandise, so shop with a mindset of moderation whenever possible.