1. modest

marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself

Example Sentences:
'a modest apartment'
'too modest to wear his medals'

• retiring
• unassuming

2. modest, small

not large but sufficient in size or amount

Example Sentences:
'a modest salary'
'modest inflation'
'helped in my own small way'

• small

3. modest

free from pomp or affectation

Example Sentences:
'comfortable but modest cottages'
'a simple rectangular brick building'
'a simple man with simple tastes'

4. modest

not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance

• coy
• demure
• overmodest
• decent
• decent
• shamefaced

5. humble, low, lowly, modest, small

low or inferior in station or quality

Example Sentences:
'a humble cottage'
'a lowly parish priest'
'a modest man of the people'
'small beginnings'

• humble
• low
• lowly
• small

6. meek, mild, modest

humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness

Example Sentences:
'meek and self-effacing'

• meek
• mild

7. minor, modest, pocket-size, pocket-sized, small, small-scale

limited in size or scope

Example Sentences:
'a small business'
'a newspaper with a modest circulation'
'small-scale plans'
'a pocket-size country'

• minor
• pocket-size
• pocket-sized
• small
• small-scale