1. (noun)modesty, modestness freedom from vanity or conceit Synonyms: modesty, reserve, moderateness, modestness, reasonableness Antonyms: immodesty
2. (noun)modesty, reserve formality and propriety of manner Synonyms: substitute, stockpile, second-stringer, taciturnity, reservation, modesty, reserve, backlog, military reserve, reticence, modestness Antonyms: immodesty
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'modesty'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. modesty Bashfulness is a shrinking from notice without assignable reason. Coyness is a half encouragement, half avoidance of offered attention, and may be real or affected. Diffidence is self-distrust; Synonyms: modesty, backwardness, constraint, reserve, timidity, bashfulness, coyness, shyness, unobtrusiveness, coldness, diffidence Antonyms: abandon, confidence, haughtiness, pertness, arrogance, egotism, impudence, sauciness, assumption, forwardness, indiscretion, self-conceit, assurance, frankness, loquaciousness, self-sufficiency, boldness, freedom, loquacity, sociability, conceit