MODEST as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • free from ostentation or pretension
   Synonym(s)
   • restrained (what does restrained mean?)
   • unostentatious (what does unostentatious mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the restrained elegance of the room
   Similar To
   • discreet (what does discreet mean?)
2. Meaning
   • limited in size or scope
   Synonym(s)
   • minor (what does minor mean?)
   • pocket-size (what does pocket-size mean?)
   • pocket-sized (what does pocket-sized mean?)
   • small (what does small mean?)
   • small-scale (what does small-scale mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a small business
   • a newspaper with a modest circulation
   • small-scale plans
   • a pocket-size country
   Similar To
   • limited (what does limited mean?)
3. Meaning
   • not large but sufficient in size or amount
   Synonym(s)
   • small (what does small mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a modest salary
   • modest inflation
   • helped in my own small way
   Similar To
   • moderate (what does moderate mean?)
4. Meaning
   • not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance
   Antonym(s)
   • immodest (what does immodest mean?)
   Similar To
   • coy (what does coy mean?)
   • demure (what does demure mean?)
   • overmodest (what does overmodest mean?)
   • decent (what does decent mean?)
   • decent (what does decent mean?)
   • shamefaced (what does shamefaced mean?)
   See Also
   • decent (what does decent mean?)
   Attribute(s)
   • modesty (what does modesty mean?)
5. Meaning
   • marked by simplicity
   • having a humble opinion of yourself
   Usage Example(s)
   • a modest apartment
   • too modest to wear his medals
   Antonym(s)
   • immodest (what does immodest mean?)
   Similar To
   • retiring (what does retiring mean?)
   • unassuming (what does unassuming mean?)
   See Also
   • humble (what does humble mean?)
6. Meaning
   • free from pomp or affectation
   Usage Example(s)
   • comfortable but modest cottages
   • a simple rectangular brick building
   • a simple man with simple tastes
   Similar To
   • unpretentious (what does unpretentious mean?)
7. Meaning
   • humble in spirit or manner
   • suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness
   Synonym(s)
   • meek (what does meek mean?)
   • mild (what does mild mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • meek and self-effacing
   Similar To
   • humble (what does humble mean?)
8. Meaning
   • low or inferior in station or quality
   Synonym(s)
   • humble (what does humble mean?)
   • low (what does low mean?)
   • lowly (what does lowly mean?)
   • small (what does small mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a humble cottage
   • a lowly parish priest
   • a modest man of the people
   • small beginnings
   Similar To
   • inferior (what does inferior mean?)