" modestly "

1: in a manner showing no signs of pride or self-assertion;

  * e.g., " ... spoke modestly about his accomplishments as an entrepreneur "

•  Synonyms : 

•  abjectly,

•  deferentially,

•  hat in hand,

•  humbly,

•  lowly,

•  meanly,

•  meekly,

•  sheepishly,

•  submissively

•  Antonyms : 

•  arrogantly,

•  audaciously,

•  boldly,

•  brashly,

•  brazenly,

•  contemptuously,

•  haughtily,

•  huffily,

•  imperiously,

•  loftily,

•  pompously,

•  presumptuously,

•  pretentiously,

•  pridefully,

•  proudly,

•  scornfully,

•  self-importantly,

•  superciliously,

•  swaggeringly,

•  uppishly

2: with purity of thought and deed;

  * e.g., " ... dressed modestly to go to church "

•  Synonyms : 

•  chastely,

•  innocently,

•  morally,

•  purely,

•  righteously,

•  virtuously

•  Antonyms : 

•  evilly,

•  immorally,

•  impurely,

•  sinfully,

•  wickedly

1: being about midway between extremes of amount or size;

  * e.g., " ... he was awarded a modest pension when he retired "

•  Synonyms : 

•  average,

•  intermediate,

•  mean,

•  median,

•  medium,

•  middle,

•  middling,

•  midsize,

•  moderate

•  Antonyms : 

•  coarse,

•  dirty,

•  filthy,

•  immodest,

•  impure,

•  indecent,

•  obscene,

•  smutty,

•  unchaste,

•  unclean,

•  vulgar

2: free from any trace of the coarse or indecent;

  * e.g., " ... tended to wear more modest swimsuits than the thong-clad guests at the resort "

•  Synonyms : 

•  chaste,

•  clean,

•  decent,

•  G-rated,

•  immaculate,

•  pure,

•  vestal,

•  virgin,

•  virginal

•  Antonyms : 

•  extroverted,

•  immodest,

•  outgoing

3: not comfortable around people;

  * e.g., " ... a modest winner who said a quick thank-you and promptly left the stage "

•  Synonyms : 

•  backward,

•  bashful,

•  coy,

•  demure,

•  diffident,

•  introverted,

•  recessive,

•  retiring,

•  self-effacing,

•  sheepish,

•  shy,

•  withdrawn

•  Antonyms : 

•  arrogant,

•  bumptious,

•  chesty,

•  conceited,

•  egotistic,

•  fastuous,

•  haughty,

•  highfalutin,

•  high-and-mighty,

•  high-handed,

•  high-hat,

•  hoity-toity,

•  huffish,

•  huffy,

•  imperious,

•  lordly,

•  overweening,

•  peremptory,

•  pompous,

•  presuming,

•  presumptuous,

•  pretentious,

•  self-asserting,

•  self-assertive,

•  supercilious,

•  superior,

•  toplofty,

•  uppish,

•  uppity