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