modest | Definition of modest

1 being about midway between extremes of amount or size

he was awarded a modest pension when he retired

Synonyms of modest

average, intermediate, mean, median, medium, middle, middling, midsize (also midsized), moderate

Words Related to modest

reasonable

common, commonplace, conventional, normal, popular, regular, routine, standard, typical, usual

adequate, passable, tolerable

Near Antonyms of modest

excessive, extreme

exceptional, rare, strange, uncommon, unusual

distinctive, idiosyncratic, special, unique

individual, peculiar, private

2 free from any trace of the coarse or indecent

tended to wear more modest swimsuits than the thong-clad guests at the resort

Synonyms of modest

chaste, clean, decent, G-rated, immaculate, pure, vestal, virgin, virginal

Words Related to modest

lily-white, spotless, stainless, unblemished, undefiled, unsoiled, unspotted, unstained, unsullied, untainted, untarnished

decorous, proper, seemly

cultivated, refined, tasteful

harmless, innocent, innocuous, inoffensive

Near Antonyms of modest

blemished, defiled, soiled, spotted, stained, sullied, tainted, tarnished

improper, indecorous, indelicate, ribald, unseemly

crude, tacky, tasteless, unrefined

Antonyms of modest

coarse, dirty, filthy, immodest, impure, indecent, obscene, smutty, unchaste, unclean, vulgar

3 not comfortable around people

a modest winner who said a quick thank-you and promptly left the stage

Synonyms of modest

backward, bashful, coy, demure, diffident, introverted, recessive, retiring, self-effacing, sheepish, shy, withdrawn

Words Related to modest

antisocial, lone, lone-wolf, unsociable, unsocial

awkward, embarrassed, self-conscious, unadventurous, unassertive, unenterprising

inhibited, reserved, uneasy, uptight

Near Antonyms of modest

boon, clubbable (also clubable), companionable, convivial, gregarious, sociable, social

bold, dashing, forceful

brash, forward, overbold, uninhibited, unreserved

Antonyms of modest

extroverted (also extraverted), immodest, outgoing

4 not having or showing any feelings of superiority, self-assertiveness, or showiness

appealingly modest about her success in the fashion industry

Synonyms of modest

demure, down-to-earth, humble, lowly, meek, unassuming, unpretentious

Words Related to modest

acquiescent, compliant, deferential

Synonyms and Antonyms of modest

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