immodest

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/ɪˈmɑdəst/

adjective

Without customary restraint or modesty of expression; shameless.

Similar
boastfulimportantoverweeninguppityindecent
Opposite
modest
OriginEnglish modest ← Middle English in- ← Latin in- →
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Meanings

adjectiveimmodest (comparative more immodest, superlative most immodest)

comparative more immodest · superlative most immodest

  1. Without customary restraint or modesty of expression; shameless.

    Synonyms: boastful · Antonyms: modest

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveWithout customary restraint or modesty of expression; shameless.

Similar
boastful
Opposite
modest

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivehaving or showing an exaggerated opinion of your importance, ability, etc

Similar
importantoverweeninguppity
Opposite
modest

adjectivelacking decorum or decency

Similar
indecent
Opposite
modest
Also see
aberrantdecadentimmoralimportantindecentnoughtoverweeningreprobateunethicaluntowarduppity

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Middle Englishin-
  6. Englishim-
  7. Englishmodest
  8. Englishimmodest

From im- + modest.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Basque prestuez
  • prestuezlacking modesty
Bulgarian безсрамен, неприличен
  • безсрамен (bezsramen)lacking modesty
  • неприличен (nepriličen)lacking modesty
Dutch onbescheiden
  • onbescheidenlacking modesty
Estonian siivutu
  • siivutulacking modesty
Finnish julkea
  • julkealacking modesty
French immodeste
  • immodestelacking modesty
German unanständig
  • unanständiglacking modesty
Hindi निर्लज्ज
  • निर्लज्ज (nirlajj)lacking modesty
Hungarian szerénytelen
  • szerénytelenlacking modesty
Irish mímhodhúil, mí-umhal
  • mímhodhúillacking modesty
  • mí-umhallacking modesty
  • mígheanúillacking modesty
  • mínáireachlacking modesty
Māori mōtekoteko
  • mōtekotekolacking modesty
Polish bezpruderyjny, nieskromny
  • bezpruderyjnylacking modesty
  • nieskromnylacking modesty
Portuguese imodesto
  • imodestolacking modesty
Romanian impudic, imodest
  • impudiclacking modesty
  • imodestlacking modesty
Russian бесстыдный, непристойный
  • бесстыдный (besstydnyj)lacking modesty
  • непристойный (nepristojnyj)lacking modesty
  • неблагопристойный (neblagopristojnyj)lacking modesty
  • неприличный (nepriličnyj)lacking modesty
  • нескро́мный (neskrómnyj)lacking modesty
Spanish inmodesto
  • inmodestolacking modesty
Swedish oblyg, fräck
  • oblyglacking modesty
  • fräcklacking modesty
  • oförskämdlacking modesty
Ukrainian нескро́мний
  • нескро́мний (neskrómnyj)lacking modesty

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with immodest

modest
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Cite this entry
APA

immodest. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/immodest

MLA

“immodest.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/immodest. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “immodest,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/immodest.

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