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shy adj.
limited, ordinary adj.

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

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more modest

The far more modest turnout this Monday evening is "not a sign that people are rising up, ready to act, and aware that it is already the eleventh hour," protester Marie-Therese Hattendorf told AFP.

From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026

The tiny village is nestled along the southern shore of Lake Erie and offers a mix of multimillion-dollar estates and more modest residences.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 7, 2026

A rough calculation suggests that last year’s cityide overall homelessness number would have still have been an increase, but by a more modest rate of just under 1.9%, not 3.4%.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

While Prenuvo and Ezra offer a whole-body MRI scan, I've opted for Neko Health, which doesn't delve quite as deeply, and comes with a more modest £299 price tag.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

Or the red shift might be a Doppler effect due not to the general expansion of the universe but rather to a more modest and local galactic explosion.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan