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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Historian Sandgruber describes how Alois Hitler wrote his 1895 letters in a deeply smug, anti-clerical manner that overestimated his abilities.
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Li at times plays Cola with a smug impetuousness that belies her naivety about this world to a satisfying degree.
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Beginning with its preliminary statement, the suit makes presumptuous assertions about what every Florida parent prioritizes for their children, and the audacity is striking.
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The inscription felt aggressive, maybe even a touch presumptuous, but one of the most unexpected runaways in recent major championship memory was clearly drawing near.
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Swift will either ignore the noise as usual, or smile at the absurdity as a secure, proud childless cat lady.
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Looking back, Fox is proud to be part of such a perennial classic.
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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 4 Jul. 2026.
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