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
In my family you were not allowed to be immodest or boastful.
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 28 June 2024
Outside is a sort of garden-style outdoor shower surrounded by bamboo fencing that is occasionally immodest.
—Christopher Cameron, Robb Report, 12 Mar. 2024
That shoe is currently retailing for an immodest $275.
—Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online, 1 Feb. 2023
After Mahmoud, however, all of these parents now have a right to advance notice.
Schools that fail to predict that a lesson about a Jewish woman with a career, a Hindu husband, or an immodest wardrobe will offend a parent’s religious belief will now face very serious financial consequences.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 28 June 2024
Outside is a sort of garden-style outdoor shower surrounded by bamboo fencing that is occasionally immodest.
—Christopher Cameron, Robb Report, 12 Mar. 2024
That shoe is currently retailing for an immodest $275.
—Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online, 1 Feb. 2023
After Mahmoud, however, all of these parents now have a right to advance notice.
Schools that fail to predict that a lesson about a Jewish woman with a career, a Hindu husband, or an immodest wardrobe will offend a parent’s religious belief will now face very serious financial consequences.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for immodest
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Here, Hunter returns to a familiar figure in Stock’s Ethan, a writer who made it out of small-town Idaho for college and then a life in Seattle, but whose career is flagging and bank account is running dry.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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But those who’ve watched the Blackhawks on a nightly basis know Spencer Knight has been masking some familiar defensive deficiencies.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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So long as that situation continues, the 43-year-old’s allegedly arrogant and stand-offish treatment of his players will not worry the club hierarchy too much.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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The pilot opens with Powell’s character, arrogant college quarterback Russ Holliday, leading his Oregon Ducks team in the National Championship game against Georgia at the Rose Bowl.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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As a sleazy, lecherous publicist pinned in a Manhattan phone booth by a faceless sniper on the other end of the line, Farrell goes from smug condescension to breathless victimhood pretty effortlessly.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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But Minnesota, with or without its unapologetically smug superstar, has been the Nuggets’ kryptonite for more than a year.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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On its face, this behavior is perplexing, presumptuous even.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
11 Oct. 2025
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Thanks in advance' This phrase can seem presumptuous, undermining the other person's ability to say no.—
Melody Wilding,
CNBC,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Like Meghan, Mookie is also a proud parent of two.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Creating a brand that uplifts underrepresented communities is my proudest accomplishment.—
Essence,
Essence,
29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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After sharing his story online, commenters expressed sympathy for the boy’s situation, calling his father’s behavior selfish and neglectful.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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Expecting others to adapt to us is a selfish gesture that distorts the spirit of travel.—
Wilson Santiago Burgos,
USA Today,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Immodest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immodest. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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