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Synonyms for modest
ˈmɒd ɪstmod·est
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
modest
Synonyms:
reserved, retiring, shy, unassuming, unobtrusiveAntonyms:
impertinent, intrusive, meddlesome, meddling, obtrusive, officious
Princeton's WordNet
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-sizedAntonyms:
pretentious, immodest, immoderate, indecent, overweening, important, unlimited, superior, limitless, uppity, proudmodest, 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-sizedAntonyms:
immoderate, immodest, important, uppity, unlimited, proud, pretentious, superior, overweening, limitless, indecentmodestadjective
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-sizedAntonyms:
proud, superior, unlimited, immodest, uppity, indecent, overweening, limitless, immoderate, pretentious, importantmodestadjective
not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance
Synonyms:
low, small, mild, meek, lowly, minor, humble, small-scale, pocket-size, pocket-sizedAntonyms:
immodest, proud, uppity, superior, immoderate, overweening, limitless, important, pretentious, unlimited, indecenthumble, 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, humiliatedAntonyms:
pretentious, proud, superior, uppity, immodest, limitless, important, unlimited, immoderate, overweening, indecentmeek, 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-sizedAntonyms:
immodest, important, indecent, limitless, unlimited, superior, proud, pretentious, overweening, uppity, immoderateminor, 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, lowAntonyms:
limitless, immodest, overweening, superior, important, pretentious, proud, immoderate, unlimited, indecent, uppity
Dictionary of English Synonymes
modestadjective
Synonyms:
unpretending, unobtrusive, unassuming, retiring, humble, unostentatious, meek, not presumptuousmodestadjective
modestadjective
Synonyms:
moderate, not excessive, not extravagant
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
modestadjective
Synonyms:
unassuming, shy, unpretentious, unpretending, unobtrusive, retiring, demure, coy, reserved, unostentatiousAntonyms:
immodest
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#258 | reserved | |
#350 | small | |
#398 | little | |
#402 | low | |
#618 | blue | |
#751 | limited | |
#988 | base | |
#2052 | soft | |
#2535 | broken | |
#2673 | minor | |
#2766 | secondary | |
#5420 | moderate | |
#7516 | slight | |
#8164 | mild | |
#10026 | modest | |
#11163 | shy | |
#12155 | humble | |
#12913 | depressed | |
#14263 | crushed | |
#14856 | grim | |
#17102 | miserable | |
#17833 | diminished | |
#18771 | underage | |
#19227 | retiring | |
#21173 | depleted | |
#22879 | tame | |
#28701 | gloomy | |
#29487 | meek | |
#33672 | timid | |
#33716 | modesty | |
#37657 | lowly | |
#39475 | humiliated | |
#42060 | meager | |
#45288 | humbled | |
#47406 | unobtrusive | |
#51865 | abject | |
#61086 | unassuming | |
#65132 | balmy | |
#67860 | meagre | |
#69348 | scurvy | |
#71006 | minuscule | |
#76394 | menial | |
#81752 | downcast | |
#115306 | scummy | |
#123625 | subaltern | |
#133788 | belittled | |
#147160 | dispirited | |
#158226 | venial | |
#168677 | modeste | |
#227720 | pocketable | |
#229953 | spiritless | |
#245806 | downhearted |
How to use modest in a sentence?
I've made various comments some time ago but as we've seen things develop over the last few months I think it's fair and reasonable for the government to make a modest, prudent and proportionate commitment to this climate mitigation fund.
As with the out-of-precinct policy, the modest evidence of racially disparate burdens caused by HB 2023, in light of the State’s justifications, leads us to the conclusion that the law does not violate §2 of the VRA.
By exempting a significant chunk of bank deposits from the negative deposit rate and making its offer of long-term liquidity for banks even more generous, the ECB is mitigating the impact of a negative deposit rate on bank balance sheets, by lowering funding costs further, it can make it easier for governments to finance a modest fiscal expansion and nudge countries with some extra fiscal space to actually use it – think Germany.
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.
We still expect equity returns to be driven by modest growth and some re-rating this year, but volatility is likely to remain near-term.
Translations for modest
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- حيي, متواضع, خجولArabic
- modestCatalan, Valencian
- skromnýCzech
- beskeden, anstændig, sømmelig, moderat, blufærdig, ærbarDanish
- bescheidenGerman
- ταπεινός, μετριόφρων, σεμνόςGreek
- modesto, modestaSpanish
- vaatimaton, nöyräFinnish
- modesteFrench
- náiriúil, náireachIrish
- मामूलीHindi
- szerényHungarian
- պարկեշտ, համեստArmenian
- sederhanaIndonesian
- irrisorio, modesto, esiguoItalian
- 謙遜した, 謙虚Japanese
- 겸손한Korean
- pieticīgsLatvian
- whakamōwaiMāori
- bescheiden, ingetogenDutch
- skromnyPolish
- modestoPortuguese
- modestRomanian
- благопристойный, скромныйRussian
- skrȍmanSerbo-Croatian
- skromenSlovene
- liten, blygsamSwedish
- معمولیUrdu
- khiêm tốnVietnamese
- 谦虚Chinese
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