Suspicious vs Modest - What's the difference?
suspicious | modest | Related terms |
Arousing suspicion.
Distrustful or tending to suspect.
Expressing suspicion
Not bragging or boasting about oneself or one's achievements, unpretentious, humble.
Small, moderate in size.
(especially of behaviour or clothing) Avoiding being sexually suggestive.
Suspicious is a related term of modest.
As adjectives the difference between suspicious and modest
is that suspicious is arousing suspicion while modest is not bragging or boasting about oneself or one's achievements, unpretentious, humble.suspicious
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- His suspicious behaviour brought him to the attention of the police.
- I have a suspicious attitude to get-rich-quick schemes.
- She gave me a suspicious look.
Synonyms
* questionable * doubtfulDerived terms
* suspiciously * suspiciousnessSee also
* odd * strangemodest
English
Adjective
(en-adj)- He earns a modest amount of money.
- Her latest novel was a modest success.
