modest

Meaning

1. Not bragging or boasting about oneself or one's achievements; unpretentious, humble.
2. Small, moderate in size.
3. Pure and delicate from a sense of propriety.
4. Intending to avoid the encouraging of sexual attraction in others.

Synonyms

humble

bashful

shy

unpretentious

unassuming

decent

meek

demure

reserved

timid

small

quiet

simple

mild

keep from

chaste

lowly

moderate

well-behaved

retiring

diffident

discreet

gentle

unobtrusive

unpretending

cautious

prudent

inexpensive

unostentatious

plain

ashamed

well-mannered

obedient

polite

decorous

low-priced

shamefaced

calm

low

reasonable

be prudent

blushful

scanty

pocket-sized

austere

minor

maidenly

spare

modesty

reticent

frugal

not bold

refined

pocket-size

small-scale

coy

homely

unassertive

undemanding

unembellished

unimportant

unnoticeable

unornamented

virtuous

well behaved

well mannered

medium-priced

unassuming person

lacking confidence

lacking in self-assurance

unexorbitant

bhāg

abstemious

not exacting

abstentious

abstinent

aloof

austerely

awkward

bashfulness

basic

be ashamed

complex

composed

condescending

conscientious

contracted

courteous

delicate

devout

graceful

humility

inarticulate

incorrupt

inferiority

insignificant

light

maidenlike

meager

meagre

neat

passable

patient

pious

poor

presentable

prideless

prim

proper

prude

prudish

pure

reluctant

respectable

seemly

self-effacing

slender

sober

stark

straitlaced

submissive

subservient

supplicatory

sweet

temperate

timorous

be reserved

tolerable

tweedy

unambitious

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmɑdəst/

Etymology

From Middle French modeste, from Latin modestus.