HUMBLE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • cause to feel shame
   • hurt the pride of
   Synonym(s)
   • abase (what does abase mean?)
   • chagrin (what does chagrin mean?)
   • humiliate (what does humiliate mean?)
   • mortify (what does mortify mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss
   Hypernyms(s) humble is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • hurt (what does hurt mean?)
   • wound (what does wound mean?)
   • injure (what does injure mean?)
   • bruise (what does bruise mean?)
   • offend (what does offend mean?)
   • spite (what does spite mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • crush (what does crush mean?)
   • smash (what does smash mean?)
   • demolish (what does demolish mean?)
   • take down (what does take down mean?)
   • degrade (what does degrade mean?)
   • disgrace (what does disgrace mean?)
   • demean (what does demean mean?)
   • put down (what does put down mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • humiliation (what does humiliation mean?)
   • abasement (what does abasement mean?)
   • chagrin (what does chagrin mean?)
   • humiliation (what does humiliation mean?)
   • mortification (what does mortification mean?)
   • chagrin (what does chagrin mean?)
   • humiliation (what does humiliation mean?)
   • mortification (what does mortification mean?)
   • humiliation (what does humiliation mean?)
   • mortification (what does mortification mean?)
   • humiliation (what does humiliation mean?)
   • chagrin (what does chagrin mean?)
   • humiliation (what does humiliation mean?)
   • mortification (what does mortification mean?)
   • humiliation (what does humiliation mean?)
   • mortification (what does mortification mean?)
   • humiliation (what does humiliation mean?)
   • abasement (what does abasement mean?)
2. Meaning
   • cause to be unpretentious
   Usage Example(s)
   • This experience will humble him
   Hypernyms(s) humble is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • change (what does change mean?)
   • alter (what does alter mean?)
   • modify (what does modify mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • efface (what does efface mean?)

HUMBLE as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • of low birth or station (`base” is archaic in this sense)
   Synonym(s)
   • base (what does base mean?)
   • baseborn (what does baseborn mean?)
   • lowly (what does lowly mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • baseborn wretches with dirty faces
   • of humble (or lowly) birth
   Similar To
   • lowborn (what does lowborn mean?)
2. Meaning
   • marked by meekness or modesty
   • not arrogant or prideful
   Usage Example(s)
   • a humble apology
   • essentially humble…and self-effacing, he achieved the highest formal honors and distinctions- B.K.Malinowski
   Antonym(s)
   • proud (what does proud mean?)
   Similar To
   • broken (what does broken mean?)
   • crushed (what does crushed mean?)
   • humbled (what does humbled mean?)
   • humiliated (what does humiliated mean?)
   • low (what does low mean?)
   • meek (what does meek mean?)
   • mild (what does mild mean?)
   • modest (what does modest mean?)
   See Also
   • modest (what does modest mean?)
   Attribute(s)
   • humility (what does humility mean?)
   • humbleness (what does humbleness mean?)
3. Meaning
   • used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)
   Synonym(s)
   • lowly (what does lowly mean?)
   • menial (what does menial mean?)
   Similar To
   • unskilled (what does unskilled mean?)
4. Meaning
   • low or inferior in station or quality
   Synonym(s)
   • low (what does low mean?)
   • lowly (what does lowly mean?)
   • modest (what does modest mean?)
   • small (what does small mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a humble cottage
   • a lowly parish priest
   • a modest man of the people
   • small beginnings
   Similar To
   • inferior (what does inferior mean?)