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