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modest has 10 distinct synonyms spread across 4 of its 7 senses. Each sense below keeps its own list, because a synonym belongs to a meaning and not to a word: swapping one sense's substitute into another sense's sentence is how a thesaurus makes writing worse. Its one recorded opposite is immodest.
Counts are distinct word forms across every sense. A synonym that appears under three senses is counted once here and shown three times below, under each sense it belongs to.
marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself
“a modest apartment”
not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance
“a modest neckline in her dress covered her up to her collarbone”
relatively moderate, limited, or small
“a small business”
1 of the 7 recorded senses carries no synonym, antonym or related term, so it is not shown above. Every sense, with its definition and examples, is on the full entry for modest.
Synonyms, antonyms and the broader and narrower relations for modest come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Full sources and licences.