Synonyms and Antonyms of humble
to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes
- Philip was utterly humbled by a crushing defeat in the first round of the state chess tournament
abase, chasten, cheapen, debase, degrade, demean, discredit, disgrace, dishonor, foul, humiliate, lower, shame, sink, smirch, take down
abash, confound, confuse, discomfit, disconcert, discountenance, embarrass, faze, fluster, mortify, nonplus, rattle
belittle, castigate, criticize, cry down, decry, depreciate, detract, diminish, discount, disparage, minimize, put down, ridicule, write off
bad-mouth, defame, defile, libel, malign, slander
affront, insult
censure, condemn, damn, denounce, execrate, reprehend, reprobate
acclaim, applaud, boast, celebrate, cheer, cite, commend, compliment, congratulate, decorate, eulogize, extol (also extoll), fete (or fête), hail, honor, laud, praise, salute, tout
acknowledge, recognize
highlight, play up, spotlight
dignify, ennoble, enshrine, ensky, enthrone, glorify, magnify
advance, boost, lift, promote, raise, upgrade, uplift
idealize, romanticize
