humble

/hˈʌmbəl/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. low or inferior in station or quality
   “a humble cottage”
2. marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful- B.K.Malinowski
   “a humble apology”
3. used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)
4. of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense)
   “baseborn wretches with dirty faces”

verb

1. cause to be unpretentious
   “This experience will humble him”
2. cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
   “He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss”

Synonyms for humble

• low
• lowly
• modest
• small
• inferior
• broken
• meek
• menial
• unskilled
• base
• baseborn
• lowborn
• humiliate
• mortify
• chagrin
• abase

Antonyms of humble

• proud

Words that rhyme with humble

• tumble
• fumble
• grumble
• jumble
• stumble
• rumble
• bumble
• crumble
• mumble
• umbel
• gumbel
• kumble
• trumble
• umble