Humbles

Synonyms for "humbles" (301 found)

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Closest matches (61)

abase humiliate inferior lowly modest abash abate abject accommodating acquiescent adapting adaptive adjusting altruistic amenable apologetic artless base baseborn beat down

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below the salt bend break break down bring down bring low bring to terms broken bump bust cast down chagrin chaste chasten chastened cockney committed common commonplace compliant conquer consecrated

Verb(13 words)

abase humiliate mortify abash abate baffle break bring down to size bring low bring to heel chagrin confound confuse

Adjective(4 words)

modest demure unpretentious abased

Adjective(2 words)

base baseborn

Strong matches (90)

contrite crush debase dedicated deferential deflate degrade demean demeaning demote deplume devoted disadvantaged discomfit disgrace disgrade dishonor disinterested displume domesticated

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Verb(27 words)

convince cut down to size debase defame defeat degrade demean demote depreciate depress discomfit disconcert discredit disgrace dishonour disparage downgrade eat someone for breakfast eat someone's lunch elevate

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embarrass embase ether flog give a bad name knock down to size lower

Adjective(3 words)

diffident humble-hearted low

Adjective(2 words)

low lowly

Related words (150)

meek melted mild minor mortify nonclerical obedient obscure obsequious ordinary overmaster override overwhelm pacific passive pastoral peaceable penitent penitential penitentiary

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place plain plebeian poor prostrate pull down puncture put down put out put to shame quell quiet reconciled reduce repentant reserved resigned respectful retiring ride down rude sacrificing second rank second string secondary self-abasing self-abnegating self-abnegatory self-denying self-devoted self-effacing self-forgetful self-immolating self-neglectful self-neglecting self-renouncing self-sacrificing self-unconscious selfless servile shabby-genteel shame sheepish simple sink small smash softened strip of rank sub subaltern subdue subdued subject subjugate submissive subordinate subservient suppress take tame tamed teachable third rank third string third-estate timid touched trample down trample underfoot tread underfoot tyrannize unacquisitive unambitious unaspiring unassuming unboastful uncomplaining underprivileged undistinguished ungenteel unimportant unimposing unknown unman unobtrusive unostentatious unpossessive unprepossessing unpresuming unpresumptuous unpretending unpretentious unresisting unselfish unskilled unsparing of self unwashed vanquish vulgar worsen

Adjective(7 words)

meek mild resigned self-effacing simple unassuming verecund

Verb(19 words)

meeken murdelize put someone in their place put to shame rape reduce relegate schlong shame sink slur smirch subdue subjugate suppress tame trim down to size trounce whittle down to size

Adjective(3 words)

menial modest small

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Sample sentences

2 total sentences available.

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The sea’s vastness humbles all who gaze upon it.

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Nothing humbles a language learner like Danish pronunciation.

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