meek Sentence Examples
- The meek and humble shepherd gently guided his flock through the rugged terrain.
- The meek spirit of the righteous man softened the hearts of his adversaries.
- In the face of adversity, the meek woman remained unwavering in her faith.
- The meek disciple listened intently to the teachings of his master.
- The meek beggar stood silently at the gate, hoping for a morsel of food.
- The meek child played quietly in the corner, content with simple pleasures.
- The meek scholar spent countless hours delving into ancient texts.
- The meek servant obeyed his lord without question.
- The meek pilgrim embarked on a long and arduous journey.
- The meek soul found solace in the solitude of nature.
meek Meaning
meek (s)
humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness
very docile
evidencing little spirit or courage; overly submissive or compliant
meek (superl.)
Mild of temper; not easily provoked or orritated; patient under injuries; not vain, or haughty, or resentful; forbearing; submissive.
Evincing mildness of temper, or patience; characterized by mildness or patience; as, a meek answer; a meek face.
meek (v. t.)
Alt. of Meeken
Synonyms & Antonyms of meek
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- uppish
- impertinent
- egotistical
- presumptuous
- cocky
- conceited
- cheeky
- overweening
- high-hat
- lordly
- superior
- brash
- overweening
- confident
- peremptory
- huffy
- assertive
- high-and-mighty
- audacious
- high-handed
- chesty
- pompous
- presumptuous
- bumptious
- forward
- brash
- forward
- peremptory
- supercilious
- pretentious
- saucy
- uppity
- superior
- uppity
- arrogant
- egotistic
- aggressive
- supercilious
- high-handed
- impudent
- aggressive
- cheeky
- imperious
- chesty
- egotistical
- uppish
- impudent
- haughty
- pompous
- pretentious
- bumptious
- lordly
- huffy
- bold
- haughty
- conceited
- impertinent
- egotistic
- cocky
- bold
- saucy
- brassy
- arrogant
- audacious
- confident
- imperious
- high-hat
- brassy
- high-and-mighty
- assertive
Synonyms:
- lowly
- unaffected
- quiet
- unpretentious
- simple
- passive
- subdued
- demure
- submissive
- down-to-earth
- unassuming
- naive
- shy
Antonyms:
- huffish
- overconfident
- hifalutin
- self-assertive
- dominating
- smug
- toploftical
- egocentric
- toplofty
- prideful
- bombastic
- showy
- presuming
- vainglorious
- hoity-toity
- hifalutin
- boastful
- cocksure
- dominating
- egocentric
- presuming
- dominant
- highfalutin
- hoity-toity
- self-confident
- dominant
- patronizing
- condescending
- disdainful
- toploftical
- showy
- self-asserting
- bombastic
- narcissistic
- vain
- flamboyant
- highfalutin
- hubristic
- smug
- vainglorious
- swaggering
- vain
- toplofty
- overbearing
- boastful
- overconfident
- self-confident
- narcissistic
- self-asserting
- fastuous
- self-assertive
- cocksure
- overbearing
- patronizing
- egoistical
- domineering
- condescending
- fastuous
- domineering
- huffish
- hubristic
- disdainful
- prideful
- egoistic
- egoistical
- flamboyant
- swaggering
- egoistic
Synonyms:
- reserved
- shrinking
- ingenuous
- na-ve
- cringing
- yielding
- compliant
- introverted
- retiring
- unaggressive
- unobtrusive
- deferential
- acquiescent
- unassertive
- plain
- diffident
- sheepish
- mousey
- mousy
- cowering
- resigned
- bashful
Antonyms:
- self-satisfied
- braggy
- unreserved
- unreserved
- uninhibited
- magisterial
- extroverted
- ostentatious
- stuck-up
- swelled-headed
- self-affected
- self-contented
- self-affected
- extraverted
- self-conceited
- immodest
- magisterial
- uninhibited
- extraverted
- self-important
- self-pleased
- stuck-up
- self-pleased
- outgoing
- self-conceited
- self-satisfied
- braggy
- self-congratulatory
- self-contented
- self-important
- extroverted
- self-complacent
- self-engrossed
- outgoing
- ostentatious
- self-complacent
- immodest
- swelled-headed
- self-centered
- self-engrossed
- self-congratulatory
- self-obsessed
- self-centered
- self-obsessed
FAQs About the word meek
humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness, very docile, evidencing little spirit or courage; overly submissive or co
humble, modest, timid, lowly,unaffected, quiet, unpretentious, simple, passive, subdued
uppish, impertinent, egotistical, presumptuous, cocky, conceited, cheeky, overweening, high-hat, lordly
The meek and humble shepherd gently guided his flock through the rugged terrain.
The meek spirit of the righteous man softened the hearts of his adversaries.
In the face of adversity, the meek woman remained unwavering in her faith.
The meek disciple listened intently to the teachings of his master.
