Humbled

Pronunciation: /ˈhʌmbəld/

Humbled (verb)

  1. to make someone feel less important or proud.
  2. to defeat someone in a way that makes them feel less confident.

Examples

  • She was humbled by the praise she received.
  • He felt humbled after hearing their stories.

Common collocations: humbled by success, humbled by experience, humbled in defeat, humbled by rivals, humbled attitude

Humbled (adjective)

  1. feeling modest or not proud, often after a success.

Examples

  • She felt humbled by the recognition.
  • He remained humbled despite his success.

Synonyms of Humbled

Formal

Neutral

Antonyms of Humbled

  • — describing a feeling of self-respect or satisfaction
  • — describing an exaggerated sense of one's own importance