Synonyms for modest
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : mod-ist |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈmɒd ɪst |
Top 10 synonyms for modest Other synonyms for the word modest
- bashful
- blushing
- chaste
- cheap
- coy
- demure
- diffident
- discreet
- dry
- economical
- fair
- inelaborate
- lowly
- meek
- middling
- natural
- nice
- plain
- proper
- reserved
- resigned
- reticent
- retiring
- seemly
- self-conscious
- self-effacing
- sheepish
- silent
- temperate
- timid
- unadorned
- unaffected
- unassertive
- unassured
- unboastful
- unembellished
- unembroidered
- unexceptional
- unexcessive
- unextravagant
- unextreme
- unobtrusive
- unornamented
- unostentatious
- unpresuming
- unpretending
- unpretentious
- unradical
- unstudied
- withdrawing
Définition of modest
Origin :- 1560s, "having moderate self-regard," from Middle French modeste (14c.), from Latin modestus "keeping due measure" (see modesty). Of women, "not improper or lewd," 1590s; of female attire, 1610s. Of demands, etc., c.1600. Related: Modestly.
- adj shy
- adj limited, ordinary
- The face, neck, and arms of the modest maiden were flushed with indignant crimson.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- Our hero listened with modest pleasure while it was being read.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- Tell you what the trouble is with you, old man: you're too modest.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- He's as boyishly honest as if he were sixteen; and as modest.
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
- Few could imagine from his modest exterior the latent, fire and energy which burn in his bosom.
- Extract from : « Ridgeway » by Scian Dubh
- Isn't the 'modest genius' rather proud of the hit she has made?
- Extract from : « Chip, of the Flying U » by B. M. Bower
- Cyrus said, and added a modest bad word; which made Gussie cry.
- Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
- The modest assemblage of seven people, mostly under age, dispersed.
- Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
- The principal patrons of this modest watering-place are the peasants.
- Extract from : « In the Heart of Vosges » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
- Her plea was modest, but so expressed as to be irresistible.
- Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II » by Francis Augustus Cox
Antonyms for modest
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