self-deprecating (Meaning)
self-deprecating (s)
conscious of your own shortcomings
Synonyms & Antonyms of self-deprecating
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- smug
- aggressive
- forward
- bold
- confident
- cocky
- forward
- narcissistic
- brash
- hubristic
- assertive
- saucy
- cocksure
- egocentric
- assertive
- narcissistic
- cheeky
- smug
- brash
- saucy
- overconfident
- boastful
- cocksure
- brassy
- cheeky
- impertinent
- hubristic
- egocentric
- aggressive
- overconfident
- confident
- egoistic
- brassy
- prideful
- audacious
- impertinent
- impudent
- boastful
- impudent
- audacious
- prideful
- egoistic
- cocky
- bold
Synonyms:
- acquiescent
- demure
- quiet
- modest
- subdued
- down-to-earth
- deferential
- lowly
- self-effacing
- unpretentious
- unassuming
- unassertive
- submissive
- self-deprecatory
- timid
- simple
- resigned
- aw-shucks
Antonyms:
- supercilious
- arrogant
- dominating
- egotistical
- extroverted
- self-obsessed
- self-satisfied
- vain
- self-important
- extroverted
- swaggering
- condescending
- self-confident
- flamboyant
- self-confident
- vain
- flamboyant
- dominant
- self-engrossed
- overbearing
- disdainful
- bombastic
- showy
- overbearing
- arrogant
- self-complacent
- domineering
- self-congratulatory
- haughty
- self-conceited
- domineering
- uninhibited
- dominant
- dominating
- pretentious
- self-important
- supercilious
- pretentious
- self-engrossed
- self-conceited
- magisterial
- swaggering
- disdainful
- showy
- patronizing
- self-congratulatory
- egotistical
- self-centered
- self-satisfied
- braggy
- self-complacent
- braggy
- ostentatious
- self-centered
- condescending
- stuck-up
- egoistical
- outgoing
- pompous
- self-contented
- bombastic
- self-obsessed
- pompous
- uninhibited
- outgoing
- patronizing
- ostentatious
- stuck-up
- self-contented
- haughty
- egoistical
- vainglorious
- magisterial
- vainglorious
Synonyms:
- passive
- unaffected
- diffident
- unaggressive
- ingenuous
- mousy
- cowering
- bashful
- yielding
- retiring
- cringing
- unobtrusive
- sheepish
- shy
- compliant
- introverted
- naïve
- naive
- plain
- reserved
- shrinking
Antonyms:
- superior
- self-affected
- swelled-headed
- bumptious
- self-assertive
- high-hat
- presumptuous
- pontificating
- egotistic
- extraverted
- highfalutin
- imperious
- high-handed
- uppish
- unreserved
- highfalutin
- lordly
- overweening
- conceited
- uppish
- self-affected
- huffy
- uppity
- high-hat
- high-handed
- uppity
- pontificating
- conceited
- peremptory
- self-pleased
- extraverted
- swelled-headed
- bumptious
- self-assertive
- huffy
- superior
- presumptuous
- unreserved
- egotistic
- high-and-mighty
- lordly
- immodest
- hifalutin
- peremptory
- high-and-mighty
- hifalutin
- overweening
- presuming
- imperious
- immodest
- chesty
- self-pleased
- chesty
- presuming
self-deprecating Sentence Examples
- The comedian's self-deprecating humor poked fun at his own foibles, endearing him to the audience.
- She had a self-deprecating way of describing herself, often understating her accomplishments.
- His self-deprecating smile betrayed a hint of insecurity beneath his jovial exterior.
- Despite his success, he remained humble and self-deprecating, never forgetting his roots.
- The speaker's self-deprecating jokes lightened the mood of the conference.
- Her self-deprecating confession about her love for reality television made her friends laugh out loud.
- The politician used self-deprecating anecdotes to connect with voters on a personal level.
- His self-deprecating nature made him a likeable and approachable colleague.
- She employed a subtle form of self-deprecating charm to deflect attention from her own accomplishments.
- The interviewee's self-deprecating comments revealed a healthy sense of self-awareness and a lack of arrogance.
FAQs About the word self-deprecating
conscious of your own shortcomings
meek,humble, acquiescent, demure, quiet, modest, subdued, down-to-earth, deferential, lowly
smug, aggressive, forward, bold, confident, cocky, forward, narcissistic, brash, hubristic
The comedian's self-deprecating humor poked fun at his own foibles, endearing him to the audience.
She had a self-deprecating way of describing herself, often understating her accomplishments.
His self-deprecating smile betrayed a hint of insecurity beneath his jovial exterior.
Despite his success, he remained humble and self-deprecating, never forgetting his roots.