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self-effacing
adjective as in modest
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It was a coming-out story of sorts told with self-effacing un-sentimentality.
He was funny and self-effacing, though prone to fits of anger.
“The word ‘discover’ is odd,” says the self-effacing Granik.
Crawforth claims that his subject was unmatched as a taxonomist, and that his self-effacing style elevated his writing.
But his self-effacing, self-aware and humble style makes it accessible and real—and thus particularly valuable.
When she retired from those boards, she found a home with her self-effacing husband in Auteuil, and there died in 1698.
To his military ability and self-effacing patriotism he added a far-seeing wisdom in council that could always be relied upon.
Cottrell was an excellent riverman, active as a squirrel and ready to take any chances, but extremely quiet and self-effacing.
They had entirely forgotten the self-effacing secretary, but the noise of their dying laughter did not disturb him.
He was quiet and self-effacing, also he was decent and he was kindly.
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On this page you'll find 61 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to self-effacing, such as: coy, discreet, humble, reticent, unassuming, and unobtrusive.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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