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English adjective: modest | |||
| 1. | modest marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself | ||
| Samples | A modest apartment. Too modest to wear his medals. | ||
| Similar | retiring, unassuming | ||
| See also | humble | ||
| Antonyms | immodest | ||
| 2. | modest not large but sufficient in size or amount | ||
| Samples | A modest salary. Modest inflation. Helped in my own small way. | ||
| Synonyms | small | ||
| Similar | moderate | ||
| Antonyms | immoderate | ||
| 3. | modest free from pomp or affectation | ||
| Samples | Comfortable but modest cottages. A simple rectangular brick building. A simple man with simple tastes. | ||
| Similar | unpretentious | ||
| Antonyms | pretentious | ||
| 4. | modest not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance | ||
| Similar | coy, decent, decent, demure, overmodest, shamefaced | ||
| See also | decent | ||
| Attribute | modestness, modesty | ||
| Antonyms | immodest | ||
| 5. | modest low or inferior in station or quality | ||
| Samples | A humble cottage. A lowly parish priest. A modest man of the people. Small beginnings. | ||
| Synonyms | humble, low, lowly, small | ||
| Similar | inferior | ||
| Antonyms | superior | ||
| 6. | modest humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness | ||
| Samples | Meek and self-effacing. | ||
| Synonyms | meek, mild | ||
| Similar | humble | ||
| Antonyms | proud | ||
| 7. | modest limited in size or scope | ||
| Samples | A small business. A newspaper with a modest circulation. Small-scale plans. A pocket-size country. | ||
| Synonyms | minor, pocket-size, pocket-sized, small, small-scale | ||
| Similar | limited | ||
| Antonyms | unlimited, limitless | ||
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