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