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humble

/ˈhʌmbəl/verb, adjective2 syllables

Humble means: marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful.

Synonyms for humble35

verb, as in cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of

humiliate, mortify, chagrin, abase

adjective, as in marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful

broken, crushed, humbled, humiliated, low, meek, mild, modest

adjective, as in low or inferior in station or quality

low, lowly, modest, small, inferior

adjective, as in of low birth or station (‘base’ is archaic in this sense)

base, baseborn, lowly, lowborn

adjective, as in used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)

menial, lowly, unskilled

also used for humble

simple, unpretentious, demure, unassuming, abased, diffident, humble-hearted, poor, resigned, self-effacing, verecund, degrade, depress, disgrace, lower

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Opposites of humble

proud

What does humble mean?6

adjective

1

marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful“a humble apology”

2

low or inferior in station or quality“a humble cottage”

3

of low birth or station (‘base’ is archaic in this sense)“baseborn wretches with dirty faces”

4

used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)

verb

1

cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of“He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss”

2

cause to be unpretentious“This experience will humble him”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with humble?6

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Humble in a sentence

  • Yanni lives by the three be's: be honest, be humble and be punctual.Amastan
  • Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home.CK
  • No matter how humble it is, there's no place like home.CM
  • However humble it is, there is no place like home.Dejo
  • Be it ever so humble, home is home.AlanF_US
  • No matter how humble it may be, home is home.unknown
  • I'm very humble, much more than you would understand.espamatics
  • In my humble opinion, she is not a good candidate for the job.handsomelyian

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Forms of humble

as a verb

past tense
humbled
present participle
humbling
third-person singular
humbles
past participle
humbled

as a adjective

comparative
humbler
superlative
humblest