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