Antonyms 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

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

   Synonyms:
   reserved, retiring, shy, unassuming, unobtrusive

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1. modestadjective

   marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself

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

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

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

2. modest, smalladjective

   not large but sufficient in size or amount

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

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

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

3. modestadjective

   free from pomp or affectation

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

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

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

4. modestadjective

   not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance

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

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

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"

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

   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

6. meek, mild, modestadjective

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

   "meek and self-effacing"

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

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

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"

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

   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

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1. modestadjective

   Antonyms:
   immodest

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

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. vain

   having or showing an excessively high opinion of one's appearance, abilities, or worth.

   Submitted by acronimous on May 6, 2018  

How to use modest in a sentence?

1. Persian:

   If thou desirest ease in this life, keep thy secrets undisclosed, like the modest rosebud. Take warning from that lovely flower, which, by expanding its hitherto hidden beauties when in full bloom, gives its leaves and its happiness to the winds.

2. Director Christine Lagarde:

   The not-so-good news is that emerging economies are likely to see their fifth consecutive year of declining rates of growth, global growth will likely be weaker this year than last, with only a modest acceleration expected in 2016.

3. James McQuivey:

   If I were at Apple, I would think twice about re-inviting hacking troubles, which is so embarrassing especially when you're about to get into personal health and Apple Pay. You really want to show people you can preserve their information, in the case of Google Inc, they have probably been attacked so many times that the threat of being attacked again is so modest or minor in their consideration that they didn't think twice about this.

4. Dan Sullivan:

   While seemingly a modest investment, theconstruction of this base sends a clear message to the Arctic community about Russia's ongoing militarization of this strategically important region, the Russians make claims of wanting a peaceful Arctic, but their actions – building bases, ports, conducting snap exercises with thousands of troops, installing surface-to-air missiles, and conducting bear bomber flights close to American airspace – seem to reveal their real intent.

5. Matt Mackowiak:

   If Putin does back down, it would be a modest foreign policy victory for Biden, and it would likely strengthen NATO, which would be a good thing, i doubt the Ukraine issue, if diplomatically resolved now, will matter much in the midterms nine months from now.

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