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Common collocations with modesty in American Collocation

modesty noun uncountable

US /ˈmɑdəsti/

greater than is necessary

excessive
extreme
undue

Excessive modesty has no place in a job interview.

false

false
mock

This is no time for false modesty: you need to be honest about what you can do.

typical of someone’s character

characteristic
innate
natural
typical

With characteristic modesty, Brian did not mention the award at all.