Another word for humble
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Adjective
Having or expressing feelings of humility
- Having or showing a moderate estimation of one's own abilities, accomplishments, or value:
- Having or proceeding from a disinclination to call attention to oneself; retiring or diffident:
- Observing conventional proprieties in speech, behavior, or dress, especially in the avoidance of arousing sexual interest.
- Showing patience and humility; gentle.
- Easily imposed on; submissive.
- Having or suited for a low rank or position.
- Humble or meek in manner.
- Plain or prosaic in nature.
Lacking high station or birth
- The lowest or bottom part:
- The part of a plant or animal organ that is nearest to its point of attachment.
- The point of attachment of such an organ.
- Crudely indecent:
- Deficient in taste, consideration, or refinement:
- Given to crudity or tastelessness, as in one's behavior:
- Not washed; unclean.
- Common; plebeian:
- Of or relating to the common people of ancient Rome:
- Of, belonging to, or characteristic of commoners.
- Unrefined or coarse in nature or manner; common or vulgar:
- To be used to convey; denote:
- To act as a symbol of; signify or represent:
- To intend to convey or indicate:
- Having or suited for a low rank or position.
- Humble or meek in manner.
- Plain or prosaic in nature.
- Not noble in quality, character, or purpose; base or dishonorable.
- Not of high social status; common.
- Belonging equally to or shared equally by two or more; joint:
- Of or relating to the community as a whole; public:
- Widespread; prevalent:
- Ignoble; contemptible.
- Born to parents not married to each other.
- Of humble birth.
See also:Of little distinction
- Having few parts or features; not complicated or elaborate:
- Easy to understand, do, or carry out:
- Having or composed of only one thing, element, or part:
- To be used to convey; denote:
- To act as a symbol of; signify or represent:
- To intend to convey or indicate:
- Having or suited for a low rank or position.
- Humble or meek in manner.
- Plain or prosaic in nature.
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Verb
To deprive of esteem, self-worth, or effectiveness
- To cause to experience shame, humiliation, or wounded pride.
- To discipline (one's of the body and the appetites) by self-denial or self-inflicted privation, especially for religious reasons.
- To practice mortification of the body and its appetites.
- To cause (someone) to feel a loss of pride, dignity, or self-respect:
- To conduct or behave (oneself) in a particular manner:
- To lower in quality or value; make inferior or less valuable:
- To lower in dignity; dishonor or disgrace:
- To reduce in grade, rank, or status; demote.
- To lower in rank, prestige, or esteem.
Idioms:
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Another word for humble
Modifier
Meek
- Unwilling to state facts or opinions simply and directly.
- Disposed or willing to comply; submissive.
- Something contained, as in a receptacle:
- The individual items or topics that are dealt with in a publication or document:
- The material, including text and images, that constitutes a publication or document.
- Inclined to tolerate the beliefs or behavior of others; forbearing:
- Able to withstand or endure an adverse environmental condition:
- subdue
- reduced or low in intensity; muted
- quiet or withdrawn
- Feeling or marked by resignation; acquiescent:
- Having little relative height; not high or tall:
- Rising only slightly above surrounding surfaces:
- Near to the ground or the horizon:
- Not important; insignificant or petty.
- Not ostentatious; unpretentious:
- Disposed or willing to acquiesce.
- showing austere indifference to joy, grief, pleasure, or pain; calm and unflinching under suffering, bad fortune, etc.
- Stoic
- Inclined to give way to pressure, argument, or influence; docile.
- One who is seemingly indifferent to or unaffected by joy, grief, pleasure, or pain.
- A member of an originally Greek school of philosophy, founded by Zeno of Citium about 308 bc , believing that God determined everything for the best and that virtue is sufficient for happiness. Its later Roman form advocated the calm acceptance of all occurrences as the unavoidable result of divine will or of the natural order.
- Seemingly indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive:
- Lasting; continuing; durable:
- Long-suffering; patient.
- Kept under control; subdued or moderate:
- Characterized by self-restraint; reserved:
- Prevented from moving; held down or secured:
- Inclined to be lenient or merciful.
- Mild:
- Brought from wildness into a domesticated or tractable state.
- Naturally unafraid; not timid:
- Submissive; docile; fawning:
- Receiving or subjected to an action without responding or initiating an action in return:
- Accepting or submitting without objection or resistance; submissive:
- Existing, conducted, or experienced without active or concerted effort:
- Dutifully complying with the commands, orders, or instructions of one in authority.
- Inclined or disposed to peace; promoting calm:
- Peaceful; undisturbed.
- Undisturbed by tumult or disorder; calm or quiet:
- Not agitated physically; not disturbed:
- Not easily upset or excited; mild or complacent:
- Undisturbed by strife, turmoil, or disagreement; tranquil:
- Inclined or disposed to peace; peaceable:
- Not involving violence or employing force:
- Ordinary; common:
- Uninteresting; unremarkable:
- A trite or obvious saying; a platitude:
- having little ambition for success or achievement
- Commonly encountered; usual:
- Of no exceptional ability, degree, or quality; average:
- Not particularly good; not better than average:
- Subordinate in capacity or function.
- Obsequious; servile.
- Useful as a means or an instrument; serving to promote an end.
- Capable of being managed or controlled:
- Expressing reverence; reverent.
- Inspiring reverence.
- Full of or exhibiting servile compliance; fawning.
- Easily drawn into wire or hammered thin:
- Easily molded or shaped.
- Capable of being readily persuaded or influenced; tractable:
- Forcibly separated into two or more pieces; fractured:
- Sundered by divorce, separation, or desertion of a parent or parents:
- Having been violated:
- Of or characteristic of a slave or slavery; servile:
- Showing no originality; blindly imitative:
- Small in size:
- Small in quantity or extent:
- Short in extent or duration; brief:
- Not drawing attention to oneself; modest.
- Strong enough to be bid. Used of a hand of cards.
- Following directions or obeying commands; docile.
- Being below average in size:
- Being below average in quantity or extent:
- Limited in importance or significance; trivial:
- Unpretentious.
- Serenely deliberate, composed, and dignified in character or manner.
- Easily managed or controlled; governable.
- Easily handled or worked; malleable.
- Not fully worked out, concluded, or agreed on; provisional:
- Indicating a lack of confidence or certainty; hesitant:
- Experiencing fear; frightened:
- Inclined to feel anxiety or apprehension; timid; nervous.
- Indicating anxiety or fear:
- Anxious or fearful about the future; uneasy:
- Capable of understanding and quick to apprehend.
- Inclined or tending to hesitate.
- Not undesirably noticeable or blatant; inconspicuous.
- Lacking pretension or affectation; modest:
- Not elaborate, ornate, or ostentatious:
- Emotionally unresponsive or socially detached; introverted or aloof.
- Full of apprehensiveness; timid.
- Gentle or kind in disposition, manners, or behavior.
- Moderate in type, degree, effect, or force:
- Not extreme:
- Aloof or reserved.
- Embarrassed, as by consciousness of a fault:
- Meek or stupid.
- Present participle of blush.
- The act of one who blushes; a blush.
- Showing blushes; rosy red.
- Modest and reserved in manner or behavior.
- Characterized by or suggestive of reserve or modesty:
- Affectedly and often flirtatiously shy or modest:
- Characterized by or suggesting such shyness or modesty:
- Unwilling to make a commitment or divulge information:
- Speaking with a soft or gentle voice:
- Smooth; ingratiating:
- Aware of oneself as an individual or of one's own being, actions, or thoughts.
- Socially ill at ease:
- Excessively conscious of one's appearance or manner:
- Directed or facing toward the back or rear.
- Done or arranged in a manner or order that is opposite to previous occurrence or normal use.
- Unwilling to act; reluctant; shy.
- Marked by or exhibiting deference.
- Ready and willing to be taught; teachable.
- Yielding to supervision, direction, or management; tractable.
- Designated as unavailable except for a certain purpose or user; kept in reserve:
- Given to or marked by self-restraint and reticence:
- Lacking self-confidence; shy.
- Fearful and hesitant:
- Easily startled; timid:
- Tending to avoid contact or familiarity with others; retiring or reserved:
- Characterized by reserve or diffidence:
- Shy, self-conscious, and awkward in the presence of others:
- Characterized by, showing, or resulting from shyness, self-consciousness, or awkwardness:
- Shy and reserved; modest.
- Having few parts or features; not complicated or elaborate:
- Easy to understand, do, or carry out:
- Having or composed of only one thing, element, or part:
- Lacking or marked by a lack of self-confidence; shy and timid:
- Exhibiting no pretensions, boastfulness, or ostentation; modest.
- Making or characterized by little or no noise:
- Free of turmoil and agitation; calm:
- Providing or allowing relaxation; restful; soothing:
- Considerate or kindly in disposition; amiable and tender.
- Not harsh or severe; mild and soft:
- Easily managed or handled; docile:
- Inclined or willing to submit.
- Having or suited for a low rank or position.
- Humble or meek in manner.
- Plain or prosaic in nature.
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