HUMBLED Synonyms: 107 Similar and Opposite Words

humbled

verb

past tense of humble

as in humiliated

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

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Recent Examples of humbled McCartney admitted he is still humbled by the widespread interest in their lives. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026 The highfalutin Dodgers organization has surely been humbled by this. — Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 To the show’s credit, this Ultron is a highly entertaining creation, allowing Spader to layer some of his signature sardonic air to a character who’s still cynical, but much humbled from his supervillain days. — Alison Herman, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026 Resident Carolyn Cronin admitted she was humbled to learn that the four saplings growing in a row along the wrought-iron fence outside were lindens. — Kendra Nordin Beato, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Oct. 2026 Warren, on the other hand, was humbled last week in a 35-point defeat to Fountain Lake. — Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026 Holmes said she was humbled by the remarks and grateful to constituents who have supported her. — Linda Girardi, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026 Stewart said he was humbled by the outpouring of support from not only New Yorkers, but people throughout the world who heard about the feeding operation and were moved. — ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026 The city’s limited square footage means that even the most famous and beautiful people are humbled by a relative lack of privacy. — Bridget Read, Curbed, 1 Sep. 2026

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However, Rob Shuter is reporting that Meghan believes Kate purposefully humiliated her by recently taking Princess Charlotte on the London Underground.

— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 15 Oct. 2026
His daughter is humiliated, and the message could not be clearer.

— Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of humiliated

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Milli Vanilli won a Grammy, got all this attention and then got discredited and didn’t replace Barbra Streisand or Bruce Springsteen or Taylor Swift or the Eurythmics or The Rolling Stones.

— Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026
Scientists have thoroughly discredited such claims for decades.

— Ashique KhudaBukhsh, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of discredited

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Chicago embarrassed Philadelphia, while the Eagles squandered a late lead against the Rams before suffering an improbable loss to the Jaguars in London.

— OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
The Longhorns’ offense scored 17 points against a Florida defense that Missouri and South Carolina embarrassed.

— Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026

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