Definition of modest

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • modest is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 9
  • modest is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 9
  • modest is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 10

Definition of modest


  • not large but sufficient in size or amount (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a modest salary
    2. modest inflation

    Synonyms

    1. small
  • relatively moderate, limited, or small (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a newspaper with a modest circulation

    Synonyms

    1. minor
    2. pocket-size
    3. pocket-sized
    4. small
    5. small-scale
  • low or inferior in station or quality (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a modest man of the people

    Synonyms

    1. humble
    2. low
    3. lowly
    4. small
  • humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness (adjective)

    Synonyms

    1. meek
    2. mild
  • free from pomp or affectation (adjective)

    Examples

    1. comfortable but modest cottages
  • marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a modest apartment
    2. too modest to wear his medals
  • not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a modest neckline in her dress covered her up to her collarbone

See definition of modest in Merriam Webster