humble Sentence Examples
- The humble cottage stood alone amidst rolling hills, a testament to simplicity.
- Her humble demeanor belied the vastness of her knowledge and experience.
- With a humble heart, he accepted the prestigious award, recognizing the efforts of others who had contributed to his success.
- The humble donation made a significant difference in the lives of those in need.
- The humble village elder served as a wise mentor to the younger generation.
- The humble act of kindness brought a smile to a stranger's face.
- Despite his impressive accomplishments, he remained humble, never taking credit for all he had achieved.
- The humble beginnings of the company served as a constant reminder of the importance of hard work and perseverance.
- The humble home offered a sense of warmth and comfort, despite its lack of material possessions.
- With a humble attitude, she approached every challenge as an opportunity for growth and learning.
humble Meaning
humble (v)
cause to be unpretentious
cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
humble (s)
low or inferior in station or quality
used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)
of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense)
humble (a)
marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful
humble (superl.)
Near the ground; not high or lofty; not pretentious or magnificent; unpretending; unassuming; as, a humble cottage.
Thinking lowly of one's self; claiming little for one's self; not proud, arrogant, or assuming; thinking one's self ill-deserving or unworthy, when judged by the demands of God; lowly; waek; modest.
humble (a.)
Hornless. See Hummel.
humble (v. t.)
To bring low; to reduce the power, independence, or exaltation of; to lower; to abase; to humilate.
To make humble or lowly in mind; to abase the pride or arrogance of; to reduce the self-sufficiently of; to make meek and submissive; -- often used rexlexively.
Synonyms & Antonyms of humble
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- supercilious
- uppity
- imperious
- pompous
- cocky
- high-and-mighty
- superior
- confident
- impertinent
- huffy
- impudent
- superior
- aggressive
- huffy
- brassy
- forward
- uppity
- pretentious
- confident
- egotistical
- cheeky
- supercilious
- uppish
- conceited
- high-handed
- assertive
- haughty
- audacious
- bumptious
- brash
- brash
- saucy
- highfalutin
- pretentious
- bold
- brassy
- assertive
- egotistical
- impertinent
- pompous
- peremptory
- overweening
- presumptuous
- arrogant
- egotistic
- high-and-mighty
- arrogant
- aggressive
- forward
- cheeky
- audacious
- high-handed
- haughty
- saucy
- highfalutin
- lordly
- high-hat
- impudent
- cocky
- high-hat
- egotistic
- lordly
- conceited
- overweening
- presumptuous
- uppish
- bold
- peremptory
- imperious
- bumptious
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- overconfident
- boastful
- hifalutin
- cocksure
- egoistic
- huffish
- smug
- egoistical
- toplofty
- disdainful
- vainglorious
- vainglorious
- dominant
- condescending
- presuming
- egocentric
- chesty
- disdainful
- dominant
- overbearing
- toplofty
- toploftical
- self-asserting
- presuming
- patronizing
- bombastic
- showy
- hifalutin
- narcissistic
- self-assertive
- prideful
- egoistical
- bombastic
- vain
- prideful
- chesty
- overconfident
- vain
- hubristic
- toploftical
- swaggering
- hubristic
- narcissistic
- hoity-toity
- patronizing
- fastuous
- self-assertive
- huffish
- condescending
- overbearing
- showy
- fastuous
- cocksure
- domineering
- boastful
- swaggering
- egocentric
- self-confident
- flamboyant
- egoistic
- hoity-toity
- self-confident
- smug
- domineering
- flamboyant
- self-asserting
Synonyms:
- acquiescent
- self-effacing
- submissive
- passive
- deferential
- introverted
- sheepish
- yielding
- retiring
- mousey
- shrinking
- subdued
- diffident
- cringing
- unassertive
- compliant
- cowering
- reserved
- plain
- na-ve
- mousy
- unobtrusive
- bashful
- unaggressive
- ingenuous
- resigned
Antonyms:
- self-satisfied
- extraverted
- self-affected
- outgoing
- self-contented
- unreserved
- self-engrossed
- self-obsessed
- outgoing
- magisterial
- stuck-up
- stuck-up
- extroverted
- extroverted
- self-contented
- swelled-headed
- ostentatious
- uninhibited
- self-congratulatory
- self-engrossed
- self-complacent
- swelled-headed
- self-congratulatory
- self-centered
- pontificating
- uninhibited
- self-satisfied
- self-pleased
- braggy
- self-conceited
- immodest
- immodest
- unreserved
- pontificating
- self-pleased
- self-conceited
- dominating
- self-important
- self-obsessed
- self-complacent
- magisterial
- self-centered
- ostentatious
- dominating
- self-affected
- braggy
- self-important
- extraverted
FAQs About the word humble
cause to be unpretentious, cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of, low or inferior in station or quality, marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or pridefu
modest,meek,unassuming, down-to-earth, naive, quiet, shy, lowly, unaffected, demure
supercilious, uppity, imperious, pompous, cocky, high-and-mighty, superior, confident, impertinent, huffy
The humble cottage stood alone amidst rolling hills, a testament to simplicity.
Her humble demeanor belied the vastness of her knowledge and experience.
With a humble heart, he accepted the prestigious award, recognizing the efforts of others who had contributed to his success.
The humble donation made a significant difference in the lives of those in need.
