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more modest

ADJECTIVE

shy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

humble moderate prudent quiet simple unassuming

WEAK

bashful blushing chaste coy demure diffident discreet lowly meek nice proper reserved resigned reticent retiring seemly self-conscious self-effacing sheepish silent temperate timid unassertive unassured unboastful unobtrusive unpresuming unpretending unpretentious withdrawing

Antonyms

STRONGEST

brave complex complicated intricate

WEAK

arrogant assured bold conceited courageous egotistical extraordinary immodest ostentatious presumptuous proud self-confident unabashed unashamed unlimited

ADJECTIVE

limited, ordinary

Synonyms

STRONGEST

humble inexpensive moderate reasonable simple small

WEAK

average cheap discreet dry economical fair inelaborate middling natural plain unadorned unaffected unembellished unembroidered unexceptional unexcessive unextravagant unextreme unobtrusive unornamented unostentatious unpretentious unradical unstudied

Antonyms

STRONGEST

expensive outrageous unreasonable

WEAK

arrogant assured bold brave conceited courageous egotistical extraordinary immodest ostentatious presumptuous proud self-confident unabashed unashamed unlimited

Example Sentences

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While the Green gains were more modest than those of Reform UK, they still represented the party's best election result ever.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

After leaving the top post at AOL Time Warner in 2003, he moved into another penthouse at a more modest building.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

She has a service dog and was able to book first-class tickets — a significantly more modest experience than most major airlines’ premium cabins — to have some more legroom for a reasonable cost.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

There was a more modest rise in forecasts of inflation over the next three and five years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

The senator’s villa, much more modest, of course, but still spacious and luxurious, had been recently built, and was on the outskirts.

From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks