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(satellite adjective) free from ostentation or pretension; "the restrained elegance of the room" |
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Synonyms: restrained, unostentatious |
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(satellite adjective) not large but sufficient in size or amount; "a modest salary"; "modest inflation"; "helped in my own small way" |
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Synonyms: small |
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(adjective) not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance |
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Antonyms: immodest |
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(adjective) marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself; "a modest apartment"; "too modest to wear his medals" |
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Antonyms: immodest |
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(satellite adjective) free from pomp or affectation; "comfortable but modest cottages"; "a plain blue suit"; "a simple rectangular brick building"; "a simple man with simple tastes" |
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Synonyms: plain, simple |
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(satellite adjective) limited in size or scope; "a small business"; "a newspaper with a modest circulation"; "small-scale plans" |
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Synonyms: minor, small, small-scale |
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(satellite adjective) humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness; "meek and self-effacing" |
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Synonyms: meek, mild |
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(satellite adjective) low or inferior in station or quality; "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings" |
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Synonyms: humble, low, lowly, small |
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