Modesty
Modesty noun - The absence of any feelings of being better than others.
Suppression and modesty are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Suppression" instead a noun "Modesty".
Suppression
Suppression noun - The checking of one's true feelings and impulses when dealing with others.
Usage example: learned that suppression of her angry feelings didn't necessarily make them go away
Modesty and suppression are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Modesty" instead a noun "Suppression".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- control and modesty
- control and suppression
- reserve and modesty
- reserve and suppression
- discretion and modesty
- discretion and suppression
- restraint and modesty
- restraint and suppression
- repression and modesty
- repression and suppression
- constraint and modesty
- constraint and suppression
- inhibition and modesty
- inhibition and suppression
How words are described
| human | human modesty | human suppression |
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Suppression and Modesty. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/modesty/suppression
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