The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word DEMURE which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2020.
Modest crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DEMURE | 46 % | 6 |
| HUMBLE | 14 % | 6 |
| SMALLSCALE | 7 % | 10 |
| CHASTE | 7 % | 6 |
| UNASSUMING | 7 % | 10 |
| COMPOSERMUSSORGSKY | 4 % | 18 |
| UNPREPOSSESSING | 4 % | 15 |
| FAMERESISTANT | 4 % | 13 |
| SIMPLE | 4 % | 6 |
| COY | 4 % | 3 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Modest
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- humble
- demure
- unassuming
- meek
- minor
- unpretentious
- unostentatious
- simple
- inferior
- lowly
- coy
- shamefaced
Crossword Answer definitions
DEMURE verb- To look demurely.
- (usually of women) Quiet, modest, reserved, sober, or serious.
- Affectedly modest, decorous, or serious; making a show of gravity.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result DEMURE
More clues leading to the result HUMBLE
- Restrained
- Fourth in a series of Web postings
- Unpretentious
- Modest
- Not vain
- Unpretentious.
- Modest.
- After 38 Across
- Lowly
- Unassuming
More clues leading to the result SMALLSCALE
- Two-bit
- "1 inch = 25 miles," e.g.
- Modest in scope
- Limited in size or scope
- Limited
- Limited in scope
- Of limited extent
- Not broad
- Little
- Modest
More clues leading to the result CHASTE
- Pure
- Not loose
- Morally pure
- Uncorrupted
- Pure and virtuous
- Virtuous
- Squeaky clean
- Like a virgin
- Unspoiled
- Squeaky-clean
More clues leading to the result UNASSUMING
More clues leading to the result COMPOSERMUSSORGSKY
More clues leading to the result UNPREPOSSESSING
More clues leading to the result FAMERESISTANT
More clues leading to the result SIMPLE
- Not elaborate
- "Piece of cake!"
- Uncomplicated
- Like some arithmetic
- Like a piece of cake
- Not complicated
- Like some fractions or fractures
- Mere
- Unadorned
- Easy to do