Modesty and Opposition

Modesty

Modesty noun - The absence of any feelings of being better than others.

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Opposition and modesty are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Opposition" instead a noun "Modesty".

Nearby Words: modest, moderation, modestly, Modesta

Opposition noun - The inclination to resist.

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Modesty and opposition are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Modesty" instead a noun "Opposition".

Nearby Words: oppose, opposed, opposite, opposing, oppositely

human	human modesty	human opposition
genuine	genuine modesty	genuine opposition
actual	actual modesty	actual opposition
real	real modesty	real opposition
Other adjectives: little, personal, general, remaining, cultural.

In Ghostmaker, Gaunt has to pry out of Mkoll what opposition he had faced on a patrol, because while he admired his modesty, he really needed to know.

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