modest
adjective15 collocationsAvg. frequency: 6.4
very modest8.0
extremely modest.
very modest.
quite modest.
modest in comparison to something else.
modest in comparison to something else.
truly and sincerely modest.
unexpectedly modest.
seeming to be modest, based on available information.
pretending to be modest in an insincere way.
be modest8.5
to have a modest character.
seem modest7.0
to give the impression of being modest.
to continue to be modest.
look modest6.0
to appear modest.
modest about6.9
used to specify the area in which someone is modest, e.g., achievements.
modest in6.5
used to specify the aspect that is modest, e.g., in scale, in size.
Collocations with "modest"
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