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