Synonyms for modest

Adjective

1. modest (vs. immodest), retiring, unassuming, humble

usage: marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself; "a modest apartment"; "too modest to wear his medals"

2. modest, small, moderate (vs. immoderate)

usage: not large but sufficient in size or amount; "a modest salary"; "modest inflation"; "helped in my own small way"

3. modest, unpretentious (vs. pretentious)

usage: free from pomp or affectation; "comfortable but modest cottages"; "a simple rectangular brick building"; "a simple man with simple tastes"

4. modest (vs. immodest), coy, demure, overmodest, decent, decent, shamefaced, decent

usage: not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance

5. humble, low, lowly, modest, small, inferior (vs. superior)

usage: low or inferior in station or quality; "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings"

6. meek, mild, modest, humble (vs. proud)

usage: humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness; "meek and self-effacing"

7. minor, modest, small, small-scale, pocket-size, pocket-sized, limited (vs. unlimited)

usage: limited in size or scope; "a small business"; "a newspaper with a modest circulation"; "small-scale plans"; "a pocket-size country"

8. modest, restrained, unostentatious, discreet (vs. indiscreet)

usage: free from ostentation or pretension; "the restrained elegance of the room"