She listened to him with her eyes modestly cast down.
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Modestly
Synonyms for "modestly" (84 found)
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Closest matches (17)
Noun(1 words)
a little
abjectlyafter a fashionappreciablyat any rateat bestat leastat mostat the leastat the mostat the outsideat worstcomparatively
Adverb(4 words)
Strong matches (25)
Adverb(4 words)
detectablyfair to middlingfairishlyfairlyhumblyin a mannerin a wayin partin some measureincompletelyindifferentlyleastwisemediocrelymeeklymerelymiddling wellmiddlinglymildly
Related words (42)
Noun(2 words)
minimally invasive surgerypartially correct
moderatelynot comprehensivelynot exhaustivelyon all fourson bended kneeonlypartpartiallypartlypassablypro tantopurelyquietlyrelativelyseverelysimplyso farso soso-sosomewhat
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submissivelythus farto a degreeto some degreetolerablyunassuminglyunobtrusivelyunostentatiouslyunpresumptuouslyunpretendinglyunpretentiouslyvisiblywith bated breathwith due deferencewithout ceremony
Adverb(5 words)
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4 entriesCollocations
5 entriesact modestlymodestly fundedmodestly pricedmodestly sizedspeak modestly
Inflections
2 entriesmore modestlymost modestly
Derivations
2 entriesAntonyms
1 entriesSample sentences
14 total sentences available.
You should dress more modestly.
Source: tatoeba (1934754)
I wish my daughter would dress more modestly.
Source: tatoeba (1934755)
He dressed very modestly.
Source: tatoeba (2266219)
Showing 4 of 14 available sentences.