Arresting and Modest

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Arresting adjective - Likely to attract attention.

Usage example: at seven feet tall, he's an arresting figure in any crowd

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Modest is an antonym for arresting.

Nearby Words: arrest, arrested, arrester

Modest adjective - Being about midway between extremes of amount or size.

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Arresting is an antonym for modest.

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Modest and Arresting. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/arresting/modest

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