humblest

ADJECTIVE

meek, unassuming

Synonyms

STRONGEST

courteous gentle modest ordinary polite quiet respectful self-effacing sheepish shy simple soft-spoken tentative timid unpretentious

STRONG

blushing content obliging reserved retiring sedate withdrawn

WEAK

apprehensive backward bashful biddable deferential demure diffident docile fearful hesitant lowly manageable mild obsequious reverential self-conscious servile standoffish submissive subservient supplicatory timorous tractable unambitious unobtrusive unostentatious

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bold brave complex complicated discourteous extraordinary extroverted impolite intricate loud rude troubled unashamed uncivil unmannerly unrefined

STRONG

friendly outgoing sociable upset

WEAK

assertive boasting conceited egotistical insolent luxurious pretentious proud rich showy superior

ADJECTIVE

poor, inferior

Synonyms

STRONGEST

modest obscure ordinary simple unassuming unpretentious

STRONG

base low mean rough unfit

WEAK

beggarly common commonplace contemptible humdrum ignoble inglorious insignificant little low-born low-ranking lowly meager measly menial miserable paltry petty pitiful plebeian proletarian puny scrubby seemly servile severe shabby small sordid trivial uncouth underprivileged undistinguished unimportant unrefined vulgar wretched

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bold brave extraordinary presumptuous

STRONG

honest moral nice noble polite

WEAK

assertive boasting conceited egotistical insolent luxurious pretentious proud rich showy superior

Example Sentences

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Lamarck disputed this, arguing “that life at its essence is creative agency, that living beings, especially the smallest and humblest of them, continually remake the world,” as well as themselves.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Simple, ignoble, under-appreciated green cabbage: It has got to be one of the most unpretentious and humblest in all of the Cruciferae family, if not among the entire vegetable kingdom.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2024

"To the millions who tuned in every Sunday evening to watch The Antiques Roadshow, Henry was like a favourite uncle, whose enthusiasm for even the humblest piece of chipped china was infectious," John Sandon said.

From BBC • Dec. 26, 2023

Neither traditional sculpture nor painting, it conjured both, a monumental object made from the humblest materials.

From New York Times • Sep. 11, 2023

Pinmei stumbled, pulling Yishan with her so they both ended up in the humblest of kowtows.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin