self-deprecatory Antonyms
Strongest:
- audacious
- aggressive
- cocksure
- vain
- overconfident
- cocky
- smug
- egocentric
- egoistic
- boastful
- impudent
- cheeky
- bombastic
- prideful
- brassy
- narcissistic
- egoistical
- bold
- confident
- hubristic
- impertinent
- brash
- saucy
- assertive
- forward
Strong:
- condescending
- self-satisfied
- pretentious
- egotistical
- peremptory
- magisterial
- supercilious
- self-centered
- ostentatious
- self-conceited
- vainglorious
- self-important
- self-engrossed
- dominating
- outgoing
- uninhibited
- patronizing
- flamboyant
- swaggering
- pompous
- self-contented
- self-congratulatory
- arrogant
- unreserved
- dominant
- self-confident
- haughty
- disdainful
- showy
- domineering
- self-obsessed
- self-complacent
- overbearing
Weak:
- extraverted
- presuming
- uppish
- hifalutin
- pontificating
- overweening
- braggy
- high-hat
- self-assertive
- presumptuous
- highfalutin
- immodest
- high-handed
- extroverted
- self-pleased
- chesty
- lordly
- high-and-mighty
- huffy
- bumptious
- imperious
- stuck-up
- swelled-headed
- conceited
- uppity
- self-asserting
- self-affected
- egotistic
- superior
Meaning of self-deprecatory
self-deprecatory
expressing disparagement or undervaluation of oneself
self-deprecatory Sentence Examples
- The comedian's self-deprecatory jokes brought the audience to tears of laughter.
- With a self-deprecatory grin, the actor acknowledged his failed audition.
- The author's self-deprecatory tone made the memoir relatable and charming.
- The politician used self-deprecatory remarks to disarm his critics.
- The artist's self-deprecatory speech highlighted the imperfections in their work.
- The singer's self-deprecatory lyrics mocked her own failures and insecurities.
- The therapist encouraged the patient to embrace their self-deprecatory tendencies as a coping mechanism.
- The scientist's self-deprecatory nature prevented them from taking credit for their discoveries.
- The employee's self-deprecatory humor lightened the mood in the tense meeting.
- The athlete's self-deprecatory comments showed their humbleness and lack of ego.
FAQs About the word self-deprecatory
expressing disparagement or undervaluation of oneself
deferential, humble,self-deprecating, meek, unassuming, self-effacing, modest, aw-shucks, unassertive, down-to-earth
audacious,aggressive, cocksure, vain, overconfident, cocky, smug, egocentric, egoistic, boastful
The comedian's self-deprecatory jokes brought the audience to tears of laughter.
With a self-deprecatory grin, the actor acknowledged his failed audition.
The author's self-deprecatory tone made the memoir relatable and charming.
The politician used self-deprecatory remarks to disarm his critics.
