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Humble Adjective Synonyms
chasten, bring or pull down, subdue, abase, debase, demean, lower, degrade, downgrade, reduce, make (someone) eat humble pie, lose face, shame, humiliate, crush, break, mortify, chagrin, put down, take (someone) down a peg or notch
He found army discipline a humbling experience.

lowly, low, inferior, mean, ignoble, ordinary, plebeian, common, simple, obscure, unprepossessing, unimportant, undistinguished, insignificant, low-born, base, base-born
He lives in a humble cottage. Though she came from a humble background, she rose to become prime minister.

Humble Noun Synonyms
submissive, meek, servile, obsequious, deferential, mild, respectful, subservient, subdued
Usually pompous, Nigel became humble in the presence of the chairman.

modest, reserved, unpretentious, unostentatious, self-effacing, unassuming, unpresuming
For someone who has accomplished so much, she is quite humble.

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