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:
- conceited
- aggressive
- confident
- cheeky
- forward
- brash
- impudent
- pretentious
- egotistical
- pompous
- imperious
- supercilious
- impertinent
- forward
- highfalutin
- high-handed
- huffy
- impudent
- arrogant
- bumptious
- saucy
- bumptious
- haughty
- presumptuous
- highfalutin
- conceited
- presumptuous
- haughty
- pompous
- egotistic
- brassy
- uppish
- lordly
- impertinent
- assertive
- peremptory
- brash
- overweening
- assertive
- aggressive
- brassy
- high-handed
- uppity
- egotistic
- audacious
- uppish
- saucy
- cocky
- overweening
- confident
- pretentious
- supercilious
- bold
- cocky
- superior
- high-hat
- high-and-mighty
- huffy
- cheeky
- audacious
- high-hat
- superior
- lordly
- imperious
- peremptory
- bold
- uppity
- arrogant
- egotistical
- high-and-mighty
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- vain
- hoity-toity
- vain
- smug
- overconfident
- hoity-toity
- self-assertive
- presuming
- presuming
- boastful
- flamboyant
- domineering
- patronizing
- self-assertive
- fastuous
- egoistic
- flamboyant
- huffish
- narcissistic
- egoistic
- condescending
- vainglorious
- egocentric
- chesty
- huffish
- toploftical
- toplofty
- hifalutin
- patronizing
- smug
- egocentric
- hifalutin
- disdainful
- egoistical
- swaggering
- self-asserting
- fastuous
- disdainful
- egoistical
- vainglorious
- narcissistic
- toplofty
- overconfident
- bombastic
- prideful
- cocksure
- hubristic
- overbearing
- hubristic
- cocksure
- self-confident
- overbearing
- condescending
- swaggering
- toploftical
- bombastic
- self-asserting
- dominant
- domineering
- showy
- boastful
- showy
- prideful
- self-confident
- chesty
- dominant
Synonyms:
- diffident
- sheepish
- submissive
- cringing
- resigned
- yielding
- compliant
- cowering
- acquiescent
- subdued
- retiring
- unobtrusive
- passive
- deferential
- na-ve
- bashful
- ingenuous
- reserved
- unaggressive
- plain
- mousey
- mousy
- unassertive
- introverted
- self-effacing
- shrinking
Antonyms:
- unreserved
- magisterial
- braggy
- extroverted
- self-complacent
- self-pleased
- self-congratulatory
- swelled-headed
- self-pleased
- braggy
- uninhibited
- dominating
- self-satisfied
- outgoing
- self-conceited
- stuck-up
- self-engrossed
- self-satisfied
- pontificating
- self-important
- extroverted
- pontificating
- immodest
- self-engrossed
- stuck-up
- self-obsessed
- self-contented
- ostentatious
- self-congratulatory
- self-affected
- immodest
- outgoing
- extraverted
- unreserved
- dominating
- magisterial
- uninhibited
- self-contented
- swelled-headed
- self-affected
- self-centered
- self-complacent
- self-important
- self-centered
- self-obsessed
- ostentatious
- self-conceited
- 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
meek, modest, naive, simple, unaffected, demure, lowly,unassuming, down-to-earth, shy
conceited, aggressive, confident, cheeky, forward, brash, impudent, pretentious, egotistical, pompous
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.
