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Synonyms for modestly

Most common

decently humbly meekly morally slightly mildly

Synonyms by meaning

Adverb

1. Decently — in a modest manner; with humility

decently, humbly, meekly, morally, chastely, decorously

2. Slightly — to a small degree

slightly, mildly

Definitions

  1. adv. 1

    In a modest manner; with humility.

    The man bowed modestly and left the dinner table.

  2. adv. 2

    To a small degree.

Example sentences

  • morally Reality is just a morally questionable conspiracy.
  • humbly I humbly apologize to each and everyone of you.
  • decently Behave decently, as if you're a well-cultured man.
  • meekly People did not meekly accept the changes that were transforming society.
  • slightly Ten people were slightly injured in the accident.
  • mildly And he comforted them, and spoke gently and mildly.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
modestlyrising
morallyrising
humblysteady
decentlysteady
meeklyrising
slightlysteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters
purely2, mildly2, humbly2, meekly2
7 letters
morally3
8 letters
slightly2, decently3, chastely
10 letters
decorously
15 letters
unpretentiously

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (purely2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
modestement
Italiano
modestamente