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modest
adjective as in shy
Weak matches
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
adjective as in limited, ordinary
Strongest matches
Weak matches
average, cheap, discreet, dry, economical, fair, inelaborate, middling, natural, plain, unadorned, unaffected, unembellished, unembroidered, unexceptional, unexcessive, unextravagant, unextreme, unobtrusive, unornamented, unostentatious, unpretentious, unradical, unstudied
Example Sentences
But “we expect this recovery to be slow and modest,” he said.
As Kent attempted to defend a modest total of 200, Spencer was the fifth bowler used.
It is, in a modest and practical way, an expression of the biblical injunction to honor one’s parents—not by grand gestures, but by assuming a few of the small responsibilities they habitually postpone.
Growth remains modest, with this year’s recovery starting from a reasonably solid base.
OTTAWA—Canada’s economy rebounded more strongly than expected in the third quarter, fueled by government spending and a shift in the trade balance as exports saw modest growth even as imports dropped.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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