Synonyms of modestly

modestly

adverb

1

as in humbly

in a manner showing no signs of pride or self-assertion

spoke modestly about his accomplishments as an entrepreneur

Synonyms & Similar Words

• humbly
• politely
• sheepishly
• deferentially
• meekly
• submissively
• lowly
• abjectly
• cap in hand
• meanly
• fearfully
• hat in hand
• timidly
• obsequiously
• shyly
• servilely
• subserviently
• diffidently
• bashfully
• respectfully
• timorously
• courteously
• civilly
• self-deprecatingly
• mousily
• suppliantly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• boldly
• proudly
• arrogantly
• contemptuously
• brazenly
• audaciously
• loftily
• scornfully
• pompously
• haughtily
• imperiously
• pretentiously
• presumptuously
• brashly
• pridefully
• superciliously
• huffily
• fearlessly
• recklessly
• swaggeringly
• disdainfully
• rashly
• impertinently
• saucily
• self-importantly
• disrespectfully
• rudely
• uppishly
• impudently
• discourteously
• ungraciously
• impolitely
• uncivilly
• bitchily

2

as in innocently

with purity of thought and deed

dressed modestly to go to church

Synonyms & Similar Words

• innocently
• chastely
• properly
• purely
• morally
• virtuously
• righteously
• decently
• decorously
• primly
• prudishly
• priggishly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wickedly
• evilly
• sinfully
• immorally
• indecently
• obscenely
• vulgarly
• lewdly
• lasciviously
• impurely
• lustfully

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of modestly

This is a typical seasonal development with the end of the school year that is usually reversed come fall suggesting that underlying job creation remained modestly positive. — Michelle Fox, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026

Carnegie urged the rich to live modestly and to direct the surplus toward universities, libraries, medical institutions and public parks. — Gautam Mukunda, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026

Strong first-half absorption paired with a collapsing delivery schedule is the classic precondition for pricing power to return in the back half of the year — modestly and unevenly, market by market, but return nonetheless. — Brad Hunter, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Statins can also modestly increase blood sugar and the likelihood of developing diabetes, especially in people who already have risk factors for diabetes. — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 27 July 2026

Site leader John McCarron says Lynn has sharply increased production in recent years without adding buildings, raising its workforce only modestly, to around 1,700. — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 23 July 2026

My reading of the data is that headline visitor counts in 2027 may be roughly flat, perhaps even down modestly in the domestic budget segment. — Michael Cheng, The Conversation, 23 July 2026

Tariffs modestly raised prices, and the inflationary effect is largely over, Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said in a speech this month. — Laurent Belsie, Christian Science Monitor, 23 July 2026

For Pell Grant recipients and students from underrepresented groups, the gap has narrowed — but only modestly. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026