modest
- adjective (adj)
Meaning: shy
Synonyms:
bashful
blushing
chaste
coy
demure
diffident
discreet
humble
lowly
meek
moderate
nice
proper
prudent
quiet
reserved
resigned
reticent
retiring
seemly
self-conscious
self-effacing
sheepish
silent
simple
temperate
timid
unassertive
unassuming
unassured
unboastful
unobtrusive
unpresuming
unpretending
unpretentious
withdrawing
Antonyms:
arrogant
assured
bold
brave
conceited
courageous
egotistical
proud
self-confident
unabashed
unashamed
- adjective (adj)
Meaning: limited, ordinary
Synonyms:
average
cheap
discreet
dry
economical
fair
humble
inelaborate
inexpensive
middling
moderate
natural
plain
reasonable
simple
small
unadorned
unaffected
unembellished
unembroidered
unexceptional
unexcessive
unextravagant
unextreme
unobtrusive
unornamented
unostentatious
unpretentious
unradical
unstudied
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