Modest
Ordinary
Ordinary adjective - Of average to below average quality.
Usage example: the pizza at that restaurant is just ordinary—it's nothing to write home about
Modest is a synonym for ordinary in average topic. Sometimes you can use "Modest" instead an adjective "Ordinary", if it concerns topics such as commonplace.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Although Owen gave the 96% Rotten Tomatoes scored movie a modest rating (a "B"), he was mainly insulted from his remark about how celebrity voice actors are superior to ordinary ones.
Source: He Panned It, Now He Sucks
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