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
See All Example Sentences for immodest
Recent Examples of Synonyms for immodest
Adjective
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The raid, Jones says, also exposed familiar fault lines in labor and manufacturing.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
9 Oct. 2025
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Stop us if any of this sounds familiar.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Jackson returns as Wes Bryant, a handsome, intelligent, but arrogant man who had just moved to Seattle and was revealed to be a new medical intern at Grey Sloan.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
9 Oct. 2025
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Jack Cutmore-Scott as Julius Beaufort, an arrogant new money banker at the center of New York society with an interest in Ellen.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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However, Ralph has a smug attitude when talking to Brad.—
Lisa Stardust,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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Colum’s smug assurance that the wedding will happen soon is rocked when Ned shows up with news of the Grants’ suspicions about the raid.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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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
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For someone to assume that, because they have been invited one year, they are entitled to celebrate with you in perpetuity is presumptuous.—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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IndieWire is proud to announce that Art House New York is launching, thanks to founder Lesli Klainberg, former president of Film at Lincoln Center.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
8 Oct. 2025
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Pinochet was proud of his personal library, with books on guerrilla insurgencies, the writings of Antonio Gramsci and other Marxist theorists, and accounts of communist crimes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The constant demands of parenting can make personal goals feel secondary or even selfish.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
10 Oct. 2025
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Yet her relationship with Ed is entirely selfish.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Immodest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immodest. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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