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humble
humble
SEE DEFINITION OF
humble
WORDS RELATED TO
HUMBLE
basest
adjective
vulgar, low
abject
abominable
cheap
coarse
common
contemptible
corrupt
depraved
despicable
disgraceful
dishonorable
disreputable
foul
grovelling
humble
ignoble
immoral
indelicate
loathsome
lowly
mean
menial
offensive
paltry
pitiful
plebeian
poor
scandalous
servile
shameful
shoddy
sleazy
sordid
sorry
squalid
trashy
ugly
unworthy
vile
worthless
wretched
bashful
adjective
shy
abashed
backward
blushful
blushing
chary
confused
constrained
coy
demure
diffident
embarrassed
humble
modest
nervous
overmodest
recoiling
reserved
reticent
retiring
self-conscious
self-effacing
shamefaced
sheepish
shrinking
silent
timid
timorous
unassertive
verecund
bring to terms
verb
force to agree
bend to one's will
bring low
bring to one's knees
humble
humiliate
take down a notch
take down a peg
chasten
verb
correct, humiliate
abase
admonish
afflict
berate
call down
castigate
chastise
chide
cow
curb
discipline
exprobate
fulminate against
have on the carpet
humble
objurgate
penalize
punish
rake over the coals
rebuke
reprehend
repress
reprimand
reproach
reprove
restrain
scold
scourge
soften
subdue
take to task
tame
tongue-lash
try
upbraid
chastened
verb
correct, humiliate
abase
admonish
afflict
berate
call down
castigate
chastise
chide
cow
curb
discipline
exprobate
fulminate against
have on the carpet
humble
objurgate
penalize
punish
rake over the coals
rebuke
reprehend
repress
reprimand
reproach
reprove
restrain
scold
scourge
soften
subdue
take to task
tame
tongue-lash
try
upbraid
conquer
verb
defeat, overcome
beat
bring to knees
checkmate
circumvent
clobber
control
cream
crush
discomfit
drub
foil
frustrate
get the better of
humble
lick
master
outwit
overmaster
overpower
override
overthrow
prevail
quell
reduce
rout
shut down
subdue
subjugate
succeed
surmount
throw
thwart
total
trample underfoot
trash
triumph
vanquish
whip
wipe off map
worst
zap
conquered
verb
defeat, overcome
beat
bring to knees
checkmate
circumvent
clobber
control
cream
crush
discomfit
drub
foil
frustrate
get the better of
humble
lick
master
outwit
overmaster
overpower
override
overthrow
prevail
quell
reduce
rout
shut down
subdue
subjugate
succeed
surmount
throw
thwart
total
trample underfoot
trash
triumph
vanquish
whip
wipe off map
worst
zap
contrite
adjective
regretful
apologetic
attritional
chastened
compunctious
conscience-stricken
humble
penitent
penitential
remorseful
repentant
sorrowful
sorry
coy
adjective
very modest
backward
bashful
blushing
coquettish
demure
diffident
evasive
flirtatious
humble
kittenish
overmodest
prudish
rabbity
reserved
retiring
self-effacing
shrinking
shy
skittish
timid
unassertive
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