MODEST vs DECENT: ADJECTIVE
- Avoiding being sexually suggestive.
- Small, moderate in size.
- Not bragging or boasting about oneself or one's achievements, unpretentious, humble.
- Evincing modestly in the actor, author, or speaker; not showing presumption; not excessive or extreme; moderate
- Observing the proprieties of the sex; not unwomanly in act or bearing; free from undue familiarity, indecency, or lewdness; decent in speech and demeanor; -- said of a woman.
- Restraining within due limits of propriety; not forward, bold, boastful, or presumptious; rather retiring than pushing one's self forward; not obstructive
- Marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself
- Free from pomp or affectation
- Free from ostentation or pretension
- Moderate or limited in size, quantity, or range; not extreme.
- Free from showiness or ostentation; unpretentious: : plain.
- Limited in size or scope
- Humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness
- Low or inferior in station or quality
- Observing conventional proprieties in speech, behavior, or dress, especially in the avoidance of arousing sexual interest.
- Having or proceeding from a disinclination to call attention to oneself; retiring or diffident.
- Having or showing a moderate estimation of one's own abilities, accomplishments, or value.
- Not large but sufficient in size or amount
- Not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance
- Sufficient for the purpose
- Significant; substantial.
- Fair; good enough; okay.
- Sufficiently clothed or dressed to be seen.
- Having a suitable conformity to basic moral standards; showing integrity, fairness, or other characteristics associated with moral uprightness.
- Appropriate; suitable for the circumstances.
- Moderate, but competent; sufficient; hence, respectable; fairly good; reasonably comfortable or satisfying
- Comely; shapely; well-formed.
- Free from immodesty or obscenity; modest.
- Suitable in words, behavior, dress, or ceremony; becoming; fit; decorous; proper; seemly.
- Properly or modestly dressed.
- Suitable; fitting.
- Free from indelicacy or obscenity; clean.
- Showing thoughtfulness or consideration.
- Kind or obliging.
- Morally upright; moral or respectable.
- Characterized by conformity to recognized standards of propriety or morality.
- According with custom or propriety
- Enough to meet a purpose
- Conforming to conventions of sexual behavior
- Socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
- Decently clothed
- Observing conventional sexual mores in speech or behavior or dress
- Fairly good; acceptable; satisfactory.
MODEST vs DECENT: ADVERB
- N/A
- In the right manner
MODEST vs DECENT: OTHER WORD TYPES
- Marked by simplicity
- Humble in spirit or manner
- Decent, chaste, virtuous.
- Synonyms Unassuming, unpretending, coy, shy. See bashfulness.
- Unpretentious.
- Moderate; not excessive or extreme; not extravagant: as, a modest computation; a modest fortune.
- Manifesting or seeming to manifest humility, propriety, or decorum; not gaudy, showy, or meretricious.
- Acting with decorum or delicacy; restrained by chaste or scrupulous feelings; pure in thought and conduct.
- Retiring in disposition or demeanor; restrained by a sense of propriety, humility, or diffidence; not ostentatious, bold, or forward; unobtrusive.
- Relatively moderate, limited, or small
- Specifically Proper with regard to modesty; free from indelicacy; conformable to some standard of modesty.
- Moderate; respectable; fair; tolerable; passable; good enough: as, a decent fortune; he made a very decent appearance.
- Refined or virtuous
- Meeting requirements
- Sufficiently clothed to see visitors or appear in public
- In harmony with the spirit of particular persons or occasion
- In the right manner; correctly; suitably
- Becoming, fit, or suitable in words, behavior, dress, etc.; proper; seemly; decorous.
MODEST vs DECENT: RELATED WORDS
- Restrained, Demure, Unpretentious, Discreet, Minor, Limited, Unostentatious, Low, Meek, Unassuming, Humble, Moderate, Mild, Decent, Small
- Becoming, The right way, Comme il faut, Seemly, Properly, Decorous, Comely, Right, Sufficient, Proper, Adequate, Enough, Modest, Nice, Respectable
MODEST vs DECENT: DESCRIBE WORDS
- Restrained, Demure, Unpretentious, Discreet, Minor, Limited, Unostentatious, Low, Meek, Unassuming, Humble, Moderate, Mild, Decent, Small
- Good, Becoming, Comme il faut, Seemly, Properly, Decorous, Comely, Right, Sufficient, Proper, Adequate, Enough, Modest, Nice, Respectable
MODEST vs DECENT: SENTENCE EXAMPLES
- Whose modest tresses are bound up for thee.
- No thought of modest hesitation occurred to me.
- They approach a modest rooming house and enter.
- Some will do it for a modest fee.
- New PASEC Results Show Modest Improvements in Student.
- Bem was a modest man but very bright.
- Wish, Frank Shankwitz still maintained a modest mindset.
- In its modest way, it has done that.
- Shorts and skirts should be of modest length and any slits in skirts should be of modest length as well.
- Great project, modest skill level required, modest cost involved.
- The vacuum mode produces a surprisingly decent suction.
- Decent River Fishing on The Truckee Decent Winter fishing on the Truckee River.
- Honestly, decent hot chocolate and a decent gift might have made it worth it but sadly, they skimped and it ruined the experience.
- Thus these convicts were attempted, under fraudulent papers and decent wigs, to be set off as decent servants and especially when surmounted with wigs.
- Man is accused of being humane and decent, but what they have done to me is not humane nor decent.
- Decent course I have played course a few times and it is always decent and never crowded.
- Fixed wireless might still be the new kid on the technology block, but it offers decent internet speeds for a pretty decent price.
- There is also the need for decent ventilation in order to keep the animal cool with decent air flow.
- Empowering people help achieve full empowerment and decent work because all those who have been empowered through their education orto find decent jobs.
- Data URI as the src of an iframe element is a solution that has decent browser support, but also decent limitations.
MODEST vs DECENT: QUESTIONS
- Who was the intended audience of a modest proposal?
- What is the economic importance of a modest proposal?
- How does Swift use exaggeration in a modest proposal?
- Why do people in Thailand wear such modest clothing?
- Why dress consistently in modest skirts and dresses?
- When did Modest Mouse release the Moon & Antarctica?
- Is Modest Needs Foundation a legitimate charity organization?
- What inspired 'a modest proposal' by Jonathan Swift?
- When did Modest Mouse release strangers to ourselves?
- What is the modest Sister missionary clothing Directory?
- When will Jio start to report decent customer additions?
- What are the characteristics of a decent educational consultant?
- Where is the nearest decent hotel to Finsbury Park?
- What does the Decent Homes Standard mean for landlords?
- Is BNSF Railway still in a'reasonably decent position'?
- What are the challenges of decent work in Uzbekistan?
- Is there any decent assisted-living home in Mumbai?
- What is the Decent Proposal by Richard and Elizabeth?
- What percentage of NRL players are Pacific Island decent?
- What are some affordable but decent automatic watches?