256 synonyms found

Pronunciation:

[ hˈʌmblɪŋ], [ hˈʌmblɪŋ], [ h_ˈʌ_m_b_l_ɪ_ŋ]

Similar words for humbling:

• critical (adjective)
• humiliating (adjective)
• other relevant words (adjective)
• overcritical (adjective)
• demeaning (noun)
• disgrace (noun)
• humbling (noun)
• humiliation (noun)
• ill repute (noun)
• mortification (noun)
• other relevant words (noun)
• penitence (noun)
• defeating (verb)
• humbling (verb)
• other synonyms
• other relevant words (noun)

Paraphrases for humbling

Synonyms for Humbling:

• adj.

  • critical (adjective)
  • Exceptive,
  • nit-picking,
  • calumniatory,
  • reproachful,
  • Cavillous.
  • humiliating (adjective)
  • dis-gracing,
  • dis gracing,
  • most disgracing,
  • more disgracing.
  • Other relevant words: (adjective)
  • critical,
  • humiliating,
  • embarrassing.
  • overcritical (adjective)
  • over critical.

• n.

  •
  • humble,
  • undemanding,
  • unpretentious,
  • unassuming,
  • low-profile,
  • self-deprecating,
  • self-effacing,
  • though/if I say it myself,
  • modest.
  • demeaning (noun)
  • demeaning.
  • disgrace (noun)
  • dis-credits,
  • dis-graces,
  • de gradation,
  • dis reputes,
  • in gloriousnesses,
  • dis-favors,
  • dis respects,
  • in gloriousness,
  • dis-favor,
  • humblings,
  • dis favor,
  • dis repute,
  • debasings,
  • dis graces,
  • dis-grace,
  • in-gloriousnesses,
  • de-basing,
  • dis-credit,
  • dis-esteem,
  • dis esteem,
  • dis honor,
  • dis-respect,
  • dis-repute,
  • dis credits,
  • dis honors,
  • de-gradation,
  • in-gloriousness,
  • de basing,
  • de gradations,
  • de-basements,
  • dis credit,
  • ingloriousnesses,
  • dis respect,
  • de basements,
  • de basement,
  • disbarments,
  • de-gradations,
  • dis-honor,
  • de-basement,
  • dis-honors,
  • dis-esteems,
  • dis-reputes,
  • dis-respects,
  • dis esteems,
  • dis grace,
  • dis favors.
  • humbling (noun)
  • undignified.
  • humiliation (noun)
  • loss face,
  • selfabasement,
  • sub missions,
  • in dignities,
  • touche,
  • self abasements,
  • in dignity,
  • selfabasements,
  • self abasement,
  • in-dignity,
  • sub mission,
  • sub-mission,
  • in-dignities,
  • sub-missions,
  • self-abasements,
  • mental pains.
  • ill repute (noun)
  • bad odors.
  • mortification (noun)
  • bring downs.
  • Other relevant words: (noun)
  • penitence,
  • humiliation,
  • scandal,
  • putdown,
  • mental pain,
  • disgrace,
  • put-down,
  • Ingloriousness,
  • bad odor,
  • pollution,
  • ill repute,
  • infamy,
  • mortification,
  • ill-repute,
  • self-abasement,
  • loss of face,
  • disbarment.
  • penitence (noun)
  • self-flagellation,
  • self-punishment,
  • self-castigation,
  • self-reproach,
  • self-condemnation,
  • remorsefulness,
  • ruefulness.

• v.

  • defeating (verb)
  • quelling,
  • Outdoing,
  • Vanquishing,
  • overpowering,
  • Predominating,
  • crushing,
  • trouncing,
  • trumping,
  • whipping,
  • Overturning,
  • Overcoming,
  • Checkmating,
  • Subjecting,
  • foiling,
  • Routing,
  • Overthrowing,
  • beating,
  • conquering,
  • mastering,
  • Surmounting,
  • Subduing,
  • winning,
  • Triumphing,
  • Capturing,
  • outplaying,
  • Defeating.
  • humbling (verb)
  • Discomfiting,
  • fazing,
  • disconcerting,
  • mortifying,
  • Abashing.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • modesty forbids/prevents me from doing something.
  • Other relevant words (noun):
  • descent,
  • dishonour,
  • splendid,
  • fire at,
  • comedown,
  • Lowing,
  • inspiring,
  • ancestry,
  • subjugation,
  • pull down,
  • belittlement,
  • overwhelming,
  • demotion,
  • embarrassment,
  • majestic,
  • take down,
  • obloquy,
  • demolish,
  • humbleness,
  • awe-inspiring,
  • shameful,
  • degrading,
  • low,
  • contrition,
  • infamous,
  • debasement,
  • indignity,
  • subjection,
  • Obscuring,
  • break down,
  • Humbles,
  • base,
  • mean,
  • vile,
  • degradation,
  • ignominy,
  • blemish,
  • disrepute,
  • blot,
  • Penitency,
  • stain,
  • slur,
  • Enthralment,
  • bump,
  • Effacing,
  • overcritical,
  • Shaming,
  • wounding,
  • ignominious,
  • debasing,
  • depreciation,
  • reducing,
  • bring down,
  • Abasing,
  • corrupt,
  • penance,
  • reproach,
  • unprincipled,
  • chastening,
  • Taming,
  • bluing,
  • inglorious,
  • repentance,
  • Disgracing,
  • abasement,
  • Injuring,
  • birth,
  • disparagement,
  • suppression,
  • reduction,
  • detraction,
  • conquest,
  • gentling,
  • shame,
  • deplorable,
  • awesome,
  • derogation,
  • bust,
  • depressing,
  • Gangrening,
  • disparaging,
  • blameworthy,
  • fall,
  • indecent,
  • decline,
  • Basing,
  • Dishonoring,
  • cut down,
  • corruption,
  • smalling,
  • empyrean,
  • lowering,
  • dishonourable,
  • pick off,
  • sublime,
  • scandalous,
  • offending,
  • discredit,
  • kill,
  • enslavement,
  • cast,
  • degeneracy,
  • discreditable,
  • subordination,
  • disreputable,
  • Subdual,
  • Family,
  • mind-boggling,
  • disgraceful,
  • deterioration,
  • outrageous,
  • domination.

Paraphrases for Humbling:

• Independent

  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    humiliating.