“modest”

Definitions

• adjective

  marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself

  Synonyms: olympian, aloof, altruistic, backward, bashful, becoming, blank, boggling, budget, cheap, chilled, chilly

  Antonyms: immodest

  • Example:“a modest apartment”
  • Example:“too modest to wear his medals”

• adjective

  not large but sufficient in size or amount

  Synonyms: small

  • Example:“a modest salary”
  • Example:“modest inflation”

• adjective

  free from pomp or affectation

  • Example:“comfortable but modest cottages”
  • Example:“a simple rectangular brick building”

• adjective

  not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance

  Antonyms: immodest

  • Example:“A modest neckline in her dress covered her up to her collarbone.”

• adjective

  low or inferior in station or quality

  Synonyms: humble, low, lowly, small

  • Example:“a humble cottage”
  • Example:“a lowly parish priest”

• adjective

  humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness

  Synonyms: meek, mild

  • Example:“meek and self-effacing”