Modest and Subordinate

Modest

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

Subordinate and modest are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Subordinate" instead an adjective "Modest".

Subordinate

Subordinate adjective - Having not so great importance or rank as another.

Modest and subordinate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Modest" instead an adjective "Subordinate".

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