| Main Entry: |
humble |
| Part of Speech: |
verb |
| Definition: |
shame, put down |
Synonyms: |
abase,
abash, bemean,
break, bring down, cast down,
chagrin, chasten,
confound,
confuse,
crush*, cut to the quick,
debase, deflate,
degrade,
demean, demote,
deny, discomfit,
discredit,
disgrace,
embarrass,
hide,
humiliate,
lower*, make eat dirt, make one feel small, mortify,
overcome, pop one's balloon, pull down, put away, put one away, put to shame,
reduce,
silence,
sink,
snub, squash, squelch, strike dumb,
subdue, take down a peg, take down,
upset
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Antonyms: |
build up, praise, promote
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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