Synonyms of modestly

modestly

adverb

1

as in humbly

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

spoke modestly about his accomplishments as an entrepreneur

Synonyms & Similar Words

• humbly
• politely
• sheepishly
• deferentially
• meekly
• submissively
• lowly
• abjectly
• cap in hand
• meanly
• fearfully
• hat in hand
• timidly
• obsequiously
• shyly
• servilely
• subserviently
• diffidently
• bashfully
• respectfully
• timorously
• courteously
• civilly
• self-deprecatingly
• mousily
• suppliantly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• boldly
• proudly
• arrogantly
• contemptuously
• brazenly
• audaciously
• loftily
• scornfully
• pompously
• haughtily
• imperiously
• pretentiously
• presumptuously
• brashly
• pridefully
• superciliously
• huffily
• fearlessly
• recklessly
• swaggeringly
• disdainfully
• rashly
• impertinently
• saucily
• self-importantly
• disrespectfully
• rudely
• uppishly
• impudently
• discourteously
• ungraciously
• impolitely
• uncivilly
• bitchily

2

as in innocently

with purity of thought and deed

dressed modestly to go to church

Synonyms & Similar Words

• innocently
• chastely
• properly
• purely
• morally
• virtuously
• righteously
• decently
• decorously
• primly
• prudishly
• priggishly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wickedly
• evilly
• sinfully
• immorally
• indecently
• obscenely
• vulgarly
• lewdly
• lasciviously
• impurely
• lustfully