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Synonyms for (verb) humble

Synonyms: humble, humiliate, mortify, abase, chagrin Definition: cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of Usage: He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss

Hypernyms: bruise, hurt, injure, offend, wound, spite Definition: hurt the feelings of Usage: She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests; This remark really bruised my ego

Synonyms: humble Definition: cause to be unpretentious Usage: This experience will humble him

Hypernyms: alter, change, modify Definition: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation Usage: The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city; The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue

Synonyms for (adjective) humble

Synonyms: lowly, base, baseborn, humble Definition: of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense) Usage: baseborn wretches with dirty faces; of humble (or lowly) birth

Hypernyms: lowborn Definition: of humble birth or origins Usage: a topsy-turvy society of lowborn rich and blue-blooded poor

Synonyms: humble Definition: marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful Usage: a humble apology; essentially humble...and self-effacing, he achieved the highest formal honors and distinctions- B.K.Malinowski

Hypernyms: humbled, humiliated, crushed, broken, low Definition: subdued or brought low in condition or status Usage: brought low; a broken man; his broken spirit

Hypernyms: meek, mild, modest Definition: humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness Usage: meek and self-effacing

Synonyms: humble, menial, lowly Definition: used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)

Hypernyms: unskilled Definition: not having or showing or requiring special skill or proficiency Usage: unskilled in the art of rhetoric; an enthusiastic but unskillful mountain climber; unskilled labor; workers in unskilled occupations are finding fewer and fewer job opportunities; unskilled workmanship

Synonyms: humble, small, low, lowly, modest Definition: low or inferior in station or quality Usage: a humble cottage; a lowly parish priest; a modest man of the people; small beginnings

Hypernyms: inferior Definition: of or characteristic of low rank or importance