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humble
adjective as in meek, unassuming
Strongest matches
courteous, gentle, modest, ordinary, polite, quiet, respectful, self-effacing, sheepish, shy, simple, soft-spoken, tentative, timid, unpretentious
Weak matches
apprehensive, backward, bashful, biddable, deferential, demure, diffident, docile, fearful, hesitant, lowly, manageable, mild, obsequious, reverential, self-conscious, servile, standoffish, submissive, subservient, supplicatory, timorous, tractable, unambitious, unobtrusive, unostentatious
adjective as in poor, inferior
Strongest matches
modest, obscure, ordinary, simple, unassuming, unpretentious
Weak matches
beggarly, common, commonplace, contemptible, humdrum, ignoble, inglorious, insignificant, little, low-born, low-ranking, lowly, meager, measly, menial, miserable, paltry, petty, pitiful, plebeian, proletarian, puny, scrubby, seemly, servile, severe, shabby, small, sordid, trivial, uncouth, underprivileged, undistinguished, unimportant, unrefined, vulgar, wretched
verb as in shame, put down
Example Sentences
"He's the most beautiful, humble human being I've ever met. Second to only Jesus Christ."
“I’d tell him if he wants to better this country, he needs to not just help the most humble among us but give them rights. That’s how you better the world.”
We must be humbled by the gift of life we live and have received and do our very best to make the future more viable and more just for our grandchildren and their children.
Stiles also opened up about collaborating with her old friend and fellow Y2K icon, musician Vanessa Carlton, on the movie, as well as being humbled by the Jumbotron at a Knicks game.
And even though he doesn't come from a particularly humble background, Reis made his share of sacrifices.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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