Modestly Synonyms and Antonyms

In a modest manner
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. humbly
  2. unobtrusively
  3. retiringly
  4. quietly
  5. simply
  6. unpretentiously
  7. unpresumptuously
  8. diffidently
  9. bashfully
  10. unassumingly
  11. chastely
  12. virtuously
  13. purely
  14. shyly
  15. demurely
  16. shrinkingly
Antonyms:
  1. boldly
  2. boastfully
  3. pretentiously
Within reasonable limits
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. reasonably
  2. coolly
  3. sensibly
With modesty; in a modest manner
(Adverb)
Antonyms:
  1. immodestly

Words Related to Modestly

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Modestly Sentence Examples

  • She snatched the blanket and modestly drew it up to her chin.

  • Nina waved a hand modestly.

  • He modestly entitled his work a Gnomon or index, his object being rather to guide the reader to ascertain the meaning for himself, than to save him from the trouble of personal investigation.

  • Boots clicked in the hallway and she instinctively pulled the blanket around her torso modestly.

  • It is true that it was hot there, he added, modestly.

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