Modest and Towering

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Modest

Modest adjective - Being about midway between extremes of amount or size.
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Towering is an antonym for modest.
Nearby Words: moderate, moderation, modesty, moderately, modestly

Towering

Towering adjective - Going beyond a normal or acceptable limit in degree or amount.
Usage example: doting parents who tend to give their children towering praise for very minor accomplishments
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Modest is an antonym for towering in huge topic.
Nearby Words: tower, towered
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  • Sensual Slavs Ludmilla, the wife of Ivan Drago in Rocky IV, is a towering and intimidating Femme Fatale in contrast to the more modest wives of the other boxers.
    Source: Sensual Slavs
  • Each name refers to the places where each of the boys are from: "Manchester Marauder" (Davy), "Connecticut Counterspy" (Peter), "Los Angeles Leopard" (Micky), and the "(Modest but) Towering Texan" (Mike).
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