self-deprecatingly Synonyms
Strongest:
- presumptuously
- huffily
- pridefully
- arrogantly
- pompously
- proudly
- boldly
- audaciously
- brazenly
- imperiously
- scornfully
- loftily
- contemptuously
- superciliously
- haughtily
- brashly
- pretentiously
Strong:
- self-importantly
- disrespectfully
- recklessly
- saucily
- rudely
- impertinently
- rashly
- discourteously
- disdainfully
- fearlessly
- swaggeringly
Weak:
self-deprecatingly Meaning
self-deprecatingly
tending or serving to disparage or undervalue oneself
self-deprecatingly Sentence Examples
- John self-deprecatingly admitted his inability to play chess, joking that he made the pawns cry.
- Mary shared her embarrassing childhood story self-deprecatingly, poking fun at her clumsy antics.
- The comedian's self-deprecating jokes about his appearance drew laughter from the audience.
- The professor self-deprecatingly commented on his forgetfulness, saying he couldn't even remember what he had said five minutes ago.
- The politician self-deprecatingly dismissed his own accomplishments, claiming he was merely a cog in the political machine.
- The athlete self-deprecatingly attributed his success to pure luck, saying he was just a "lucky oaf."
- The artist self-deprecatingly criticized their own work, saying it was "a testament to artistic mediocrity."
- The author self-deprecatingly acknowledged their writing as "a collection of poorly disguised plagiarism."
- The musician self-deprecatingly described their song as "a cacophony of noise that would make a cat cry."
- The teacher self-deprecatingly joked that they were the only person who would fail their own students' test.
FAQs About the word self-deprecatingly
tending or serving to disparage or undervalue oneself
bashfully, shyly, timorously, timidly, diffidently, respectfully, civilly, courteously, sheepishly, fearfully
presumptuously, huffily, pridefully, arrogantly, pompously,proudly, boldly, audaciously, brazenly, imperiously
John self-deprecatingly admitted his inability to play chess, joking that he made the pawns cry.
Mary shared her embarrassing childhood story self-deprecatingly, poking fun at her clumsy antics.
The comedian's self-deprecating jokes about his appearance drew laughter from the audience.
The professor self-deprecatingly commented on his forgetfulness, saying he couldn't even remember what he had said five minutes ago.
