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- pronunciation:
- ma
dihst
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
having or expressing a relatively low or moderate opinion of one's abilities, achievements, worth, importance, or the like.
I told her she was too modest and should believe in herself more.- synonyms:
- humble, self-effacing
- antonyms:
- arrogant, conceited, grandiose, high-flown, immodest, pompous, proud, snooty, superior, vain
- similar words:
- meek, unassuming, unpretentious
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| definition 2: |
not boastful or outgoing; somewhat shy or reserved.
The firefighter was modest about his role in the rescue of the children, saying that anyone would have done what he did.- synonyms:
- demure, humble, reserved, reticent, retiring, self-effacing, simple, unassuming, unpretentious
- antonyms:
- boastful, cocksure, cocky, outgoing
- similar words:
- bashful, coy, diffident, meek, shy, timid, undemonstrative
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| definition 3: |
humble in appearance; not showy or extravagant; unpretentious.
They could have bought a much larger house, but they were happy in their modest home with its cheerful garden.- synonyms:
- humble, simple, unpretentious
- antonyms:
- brassy, flamboyant, grandiose, imposing, magnificent, majestic, palatial, pompous, showy
- similar words:
- austere, discreet, lowly, plain, unassuming, unobtrusive
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| definition 4: |
proper or decent, according to social conventions.
She chose a modest one-piece bathing suit.- synonyms:
- decent, discreet, seemly
- antonyms:
- immodest, shameless
- similar words:
- appropriate, decorous, prim, proper, prudish, strait-laced, tasteful
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| definition 5: |
moderate in quantity, size, value, or the like; not extreme.
She makes a modest income with her art work.- synonyms:
- medium, moderate
- antonyms:
- great, immoderate
- similar words:
- adequate, average, fair, insubstantial, middling, minimal, nominal, normal, passable, slight, small, standard, token, typical
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| related words: |
chaste, homely, inconspicuous, marginal, quiet, reasonable, safe, sober, stark, unsophisticated |
adverb + (adj.)modest
comparatively, decidedly, exceedingly, fairly, more, rather, relatively, seemingly, surprisingly
(adj.)modest
+ noun
accommodation,
accomplishment,
achievement,
advance,
aim,
ambition,
amount,
apartment,
background,
backyard,
beginning,
boost,
brick,
budget,
bungalow,
cabin,
circumstance,
cluster,
contribution,
correlation,
cottage,
decline,
demeanor,
dress,
dwelling,
earnings,
expansion,
expectation,
expenditure,
gain,
goal,
growth,
home,
house,
improvement,
income,
increase,
inflation,
initiative,
investment,
lifestyle,
living,
magnitude,
means,
motel,
mouse,
neighborhood,
pay,
pension,
premium,
profit,
proportion,
proposal,
ranch,
rebound,
recovery,
reduction,
reform,
residence,
rise,
salary,
scale,
scope,
size,
spending,
stipend,
stucco,
suburb,
success,
suggestion,
sum,
supplement,
surplus,
tag,
telescope,
trailer,
wage
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| derivation: |
modestly (adv.) |
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