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