All humbling synonyms
hum·ble
H h adjective humbling
- chastening — A chastening experience makes you regret that you have behaved badly or stupidly.
- mortifying — to humiliate or shame, as by injury to one's pride or self-respect.
- embarrassing — Causing embarrassment.
- discomfiting — to confuse and deject; disconcert: to be discomfited by a question.
- shaming — the painful feeling arising from the consciousness of something dishonorable, improper, ridiculous, etc., done by oneself or another: She was overcome with shame.
- awe-inspiring — If you describe someone or something as awe-inspiring, you are emphasizing that you think that they are remarkable and amazing, although sometimes rather frightening.
- awesome — An awesome person or thing is very impressive and often frightening.
- overwhelming — that overwhelms; overpowering: The temptation to despair may become overwhelming.
- sobering — not intoxicated or drunk.
noun humbling
- self-abasement — humiliation of oneself, especially as a result of guilt, shame, or the like.
- humiliation — an act or instance of humiliating or being humiliated.
- mortification — a feeling of humiliation or shame, as through some injury to one's pride or self-respect.
- prostration — the act of prostrating.
- crawling — a defect in freshly applied paint or varnish characterized by bare patches and ridging
- self-effacement — the act or fact of keeping oneself in the background, as in humility.