All humble synonyms
humΒ·ble
H h verb humble
- shame β the painful feeling arising from the consciousness of something dishonorable, improper, ridiculous, etc., done by oneself or another: She was overcome with shame.
- crush β To crush something means to press it very hard so that its shape is destroyed or so that it breaks into pieces.
- disgrace β the loss of respect, honor, or esteem; ignominy; shame: the disgrace of criminals.
- chasten β If you are chastened by something, it makes you regret that you have behaved badly or stupidly.
- subdue β to conquer and bring into subjection: Rome subdued Gaul.
- chagrin β Chagrin is a feeling of disappointment, upset, or annoyance, perhaps because of your own failure.
- confuse β If you confuse two things, you get them mixed up, so that you think one of them is the other one.
- upset β to overturn: to upset a pitcher of milk.
- deflate β If you deflate someone or something, you take away their confidence or make them seem less important.
- confound β If someone or something confounds you, they make you feel surprised or confused, often by showing you that your opinions or expectations of them were wrong.
- mortify β to humiliate or shame, as by injury to one's pride or self-respect.
- overcome β to get the better of in a struggle or conflict; conquer; defeat: to overcome the enemy.
- humiliate β to cause (a person) a painful loss of pride, self-respect, or dignity; mortify.
- discredit β to injure the credit or reputation of; defame: an effort to discredit honest politicians.
- discomfit β to confuse and deject; disconcert: to be discomfited by a question.
- lower β to cause to descend; let or put down: to lower a flag.
- hide β Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.
- sink β to displace part of the volume of a supporting substance or object and become totally or partially submerged or enveloped; fall or descend into or below the surface or to the bottom (often followed by in or into): The battleship sank within two hours. His foot sank in the mud. Her head sinks into the pillows.
- reduce β to bring down to a smaller extent, size, amount, number, etc.: to reduce one's weight by 10 pounds.
- deny β When you deny something, you state that it is not true.
- squash β to press into a flat mass or pulp; crush: She squashed the flower under her heel.
- break β When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
- abash β to cause to feel ill at ease, embarrassed, or confused; make ashamed
- demean β If you demean yourself, you do something which makes people have less respect for you.
- degrade β Something that degrades someone causes people to have less respect for them.
- snub β to treat with disdain or contempt, especially by ignoring.
- squelch β to strike or press with crushing force; crush down; squash.
- debase β To debase something means to reduce its value or quality.
- demote β If someone demotes you, they give you a lower rank or a less important position than you already have, often as a punishment.
- silence β absence of any sound or noise; stillness.
- abase β to humble or belittle (oneself, etc)
adjective humble
- measly β Informal. contemptibly small, meager, or slight: They paid me a measly fifteen dollars for a day's work. wretchedly bad or unsatisfactory: a measly performance.
- menial β lowly and sometimes degrading: menial work.
- miserable β wretchedly unhappy, uneasy, or uncomfortable: miserable victims of war.
- paltry β ridiculously or insultingly small: a paltry sum.
- pitiful β evoking or deserving pity: a pitiful fate.
- plebeian β belonging or pertaining to the common people.
- proletarian β pertaining or belonging to the proletariat.
- puny β of less than normal size and strength; weak.
- scrubby β low or stunted, as trees.
- seemly β fitting or becoming with respect to propriety or good taste; decent; decorous: Your outburst of rage was hardly seemly.
- severe β harsh; unnecessarily extreme: severe criticism; severe laws.
- shabby β impaired by wear, use, etc.; worn: shabby clothes.
- small β of limited size; of comparatively restricted dimensions; not big; little: a small box.
- sordid β morally ignoble or base; vile: sordid methods.
- trivial β of very little importance or value; insignificant: Don't bother me with trivial matters.
- uncouth β awkward, clumsy, or unmannerly: uncouth behavior; an uncouth relative who embarrasses the family.
- undistinguished β having no distinguishing marks or features.
- unimportant β of much or great significance or consequence: an important event in world history.
- unrefined β not refined; not purified, as substances: unrefined metal.