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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
At a global level, cautious optimism persists with modest equity gains expected at the local, international and U.S. levels.
“This means modest payroll gains, which might have seemed alarming in 2023, are now indicative of a stable and balanced market,” he added.
Nevertheless, it was given credit for a modest enlistment bump that year.
Updike was falsely modest when he apologized to correspondents for his lack of epistolary talent.
The Dodgers won the National League West, of course, but with what they would consider a very modest 93 wins.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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