adj.
1 not having a high opinion of your own abilities
VERBS
▪ be , look , remain , seem
ADVERB
▪ extremely , fairly , very , etc.
▪ genuinely
▪ falsely
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She would be falsely ~ not to acknowledge that she had come a very long way since those early days.
PREPOSITION
▪ about
▪
He is ~ about his achievements.
2 not very large, expensive, important, etc.
VERBS
▪ be , seem
▪
Our requirements seem fairly ~.
ADVERB
▪ extremely , fairly , very , etc.
▪ comparatively , relatively
▪
He is looking to improve on his relatively ~ achievements so far.
▪ apparently
▪ surprisingly
PREPOSITION
▪ in
▪
The new homes are ~ in scale, but very comfortable.
Modest is used with these nouns: ↑ aim , ↑ ambition , ↑ breakfast , ↑ budget , ↑ circumstance , ↑ comfort , ↑ contribution , ↑ decline , ↑ decrease , ↑ degree , ↑ dwelling , ↑ effect , ↑ expectation , ↑ expenditure , ↑ extension , ↑ fall , ↑ fee , ↑ flat , ↑ gain , ↑ goal , ↑ growth , ↑ home , ↑ house , ↑ improvement , ↑ income , ↑ increase , ↑ investment , ↑ means , ↑ number , ↑ outlay , ↑ premises , ↑ profit , ↑ programme , ↑ proportion , ↑ proposal , ↑ quantity , ↑ recovery , ↑ reduction , ↑ reform , ↑ return , ↑ rise , ↑ salary , ↑ scale , ↑ share , ↑ size , ↑ success , ↑ sum , ↑ target