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