Question

Choose the antonym of ostentatious

Answer 1

A quick image contrast settles this.

1. Picture a peacock fanning its feathers - that vivid, attention-grabbing display is what ostentatious describes.
2. Now picture a plain sparrow, unnoticed and unassuming - that plainness is what modest describes.
3. Since the peacock and the sparrow represent opposite ends of the same scale, showy versus plain points straight to modest as the antonym.

Correct answer: Modest.