as in familiar
showing a lack of proper social reserve or modesty
an immodest proposal for altering the town's traditional character by an uppity newcomer at his first town meeting
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Recent Examples of immodest
His own immodest needs included regular meals at some of Midtown Manhattan’s finest restaurants, including Per Se, Jean-Georges, Masa and Marea, according to prosecutors.
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Michael Loria,
USA Today,
19 Aug. 2025
Unlike Swimply, Shvimply’s interface removes any imagery that could be considered immodest.
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Kathy Kristof,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Aug. 2025
Those words, immodest, carried away with possibility and essentially romantic, are articulated in the new documentary Kerouac’s Road: The Beat of a Nation, which makes its premiere this evening at Tribeca Festival in New York.
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Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
5 June 2025
Not to be immodest, but the third did more than the second and the second did more than the first.
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Jesse David Fox,
Vulture,
4 Dec. 2024
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Michael Loria,
USA Today,
19 Aug. 2025
Unlike Swimply, Shvimply’s interface removes any imagery that could be considered immodest.
—
Kathy Kristof,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Aug. 2025
Those words, immodest, carried away with possibility and essentially romantic, are articulated in the new documentary Kerouac’s Road: The Beat of a Nation, which makes its premiere this evening at Tribeca Festival in New York.
—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
5 June 2025
Not to be immodest, but the third did more than the second and the second did more than the first.
—
Jesse David Fox,
Vulture,
4 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for immodest
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Unlike scenic destinations that become part of a wedding backdrop, Walshe said Madison Square Garden presents the opposite challenge because designers would first have to erase the venue's familiar arena feel before creating something entirely new.
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From there, Florida's history followed the path more familiar to Americans, eventually becoming the 27th state in 1845.
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West Germany, arrogant attitude adjusted, pounded Chile, 4-1.
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Lasso, in his initial introduction to audiences, wasn’t the warm, pun-loving, inspirational coach audiences would eventually embrace through Apple +, but a slightly arrogant buffoon parodying the average American sports fan.
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Most smug articles and books that claim to provide quick fixes come off as tone-deaf or even counterproductive.
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But the series’ central character, played by Rachel Weisz, has enough nervous, itchy, manic energy to make the show’s narrative structure feel purposely unstable rather than safely smug.
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This may be considered presumptuous considering the tote first appeared on the scene only in 2018, but Mary Kate and Ashley’s creation has already catapulted itself into classic status.
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Nothing at Gwyn is overly presumptuous, though; in fact, the clothing still retains a markedly Cali-cool identity, which is to say it’s rooted in minimalism.
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Mamdani, proud of his socialist values, had developed a language for communicating a collective, interdependent vision of city life through his consistent emphasis on affordability.
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This is also where the film dips into the past and becomes awash in the proud history of Hawaiian surfing, bowing at the legend of the great Duke Kahanamoku and going deep into others and how the sport became such a religion for many, notably devotee Kristen.
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Across 15 tracks, the rapper and producer get to work making their first proper body of work together as memorable as expected, delving into relationship mishaps, selfish tendencies, and the absurdist comedy that is real life.
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Politics, Lander said, didn’t have to be a selfish endeavor driven by ego.
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“Immodest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immodest. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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