ADV
- extremely, very
- quite
- genuinely
- falsely
- She would be falsely modest not to acknowledge that she had come a very long way since those early days
PREP
- about
- He is modest about his achievements
VERBS
- be, seem
- Our requirements seem fairly modest
ADV
- extremely, very
- comparatively, fairly, pretty, quite, rather, relatively
- apparently
- admittedly
- He is looking to improve on his admittedly modest achievements so far
- surprisingly