Modesty
Reserve
Reserve noun - The checking of one's true feelings and impulses when dealing with others.
Usage example: the salesclerk showed great reserve in dealing with the unreasonable demands of the angry customer
Modesty is a synonym for reserve in shyness topic. You can use "Modesty" instead a noun "Reserve", if it concerns topics such as coolness of manner. popular alternative
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- reservation and modesty
- reservation and reserve
- control and modesty
- control and reserve
- distance and modesty
- distance and reserve
- restraint and modesty
- restraint and reserve
- constraint and modesty
- constraint and reserve
- inhibition and modesty
- inhibition and reserve
- reticence and modesty
- reticence and reserve
How words are described
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Reserve and Modesty. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/modesty/reserve
Modesty & Reserve. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/modesty/reserve>.
Reserve or Modesty. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/modesty/reserve.
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