Humbly

/ˈhʌmbli/

Synonyms for "humbly" (28 found)

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Closest matches (6)

Adverb(2 words)
Noun(1 words)
listen meekly

Strong matches (8)

Adjective(1 words)
Adverb(2 words)
meeklymodestlyon all fourson bended kneepenitentially

Related words (14)

Related word relations

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More general

2 entries
adverbadverb of manner

More specific

2 entries

Collocations

6 entries
humbly acknowledged limitationhumbly held beliefhumbly offered apologyhumbly stated positionhumbly submitted manuscripthumbly worded request

Inflections

2 entries
more humblymost humbly

Derivations

3 entries

Sample sentences

13 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

I may not have much to offer in the way of learning or ability, but I want to do whatever I can for us all and humbly ask for your favor.

Source: tatoeba (273345)

To be continued next time, and thus I most humbly request your attendance then.

Source: tatoeba (328811)

Tom smiled humbly.

Source: tatoeba (3729824)

It is enough for me to contemplate the mystery of conscious life perpetuating itself through all eternity, to reflect upon the marvelous structure of the universe which we can dimly perceive, and to try humbly to comprehend even an infinitesimal part of the intelligence manifested in nature.

Source: tatoeba (5786130)

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