Modest and Ordinary

Modest

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

Ordinary is a synonym for modest in moderate topic. In some cases you can use "Ordinary" instead an adjective "Modest", when it comes to topics like simple, plain, small.

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.

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.
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