Modest and Undue

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

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Undue is an antonym for modest.

Undue adjective - Going beyond a normal or acceptable limit in degree or amount.

Usage example: try to avoid undue delay responding to e-mails

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Modest is an antonym for undue.

Nearby Word: unduly

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

Modest & Undue. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/modest/undue>.

Undue or Modest. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/modest/undue.

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