modestly

1 antonym for modestly — opposites grouped by meaning.

Adv — In a humble, unassuming manner.

Synonyms by Meaning

In a humble, unassuming manner.

“She modestly credited her team for the success.”

humbly meekly

Opposites

immodestly

To a small or moderate degree.

“These new shuttlelike craft might modestly reduce the cost of getting to low earth orbit.”

marginally kinda somewhat barely low-key mildly slightly faintly hardly

immodestly

What does “modestly” mean?

The word “modestly” means in a humble, unassuming manner. In plain terms, either humbly, or only slightly/moderately.

How do you use “modestly” in a sentence?

Here is “modestly” used in a sentence: “She modestly credited her team for the success.”

What part of speech is “modestly”?

“Modestly” is an adverb.

How many meanings does “modestly” have?

“Modestly” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: in a humble, unassuming manner.

slightly kinda somewhat hardly barely mildly marginally humbly low-key meekly faintly