Synonyms for humility
hyuˈmɪl ɪ ti; often yu-hu·mil·i·ty

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1. humilitynoun

   Synonyms:
   egolessness, humilitude, modesty

   Antonyms:
   pride

2. humilitynoun

   The characteristic of being humble; humbleness in character and behavior.

   Synonyms:
   egolessness, humilitude, modesty

   Antonyms:
   pride

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1. humility

   Synonyms:
   carelessness, contentment, indifference, satisfaction

   Antonyms:
   ambition, aspiration, competition, emulation, opposition, rivalry

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1. humility, humblenessnoun

   a disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride

   "not everyone regards humility as a virtue"

   Synonyms:
   unimportance, lowliness, obscureness, humbleness

   Antonyms:
   pride, conceit, pridefulness, vanity, conceitedness

2. humility, humblenessnoun

   a humble feeling

   "he was filled with humility at the sight of the Pope"

   Synonyms:
   unimportance, lowliness, obscureness, humbleness

   Antonyms:
   pride, pridefulness, conceit, conceitedness, vanity

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1. humilitynoun

   Synonyms:
   humbleness, meekness, submissiveness, lowliness, modesty, diffidence, self-abasement

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1. humilitynoun

   Synonyms:
   meekness, lowliness, self-abasement, diffidence, modesty

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1. List of paraphrases for "humility":

   modesty

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How to use humility in a sentence?

1. James M. Barrie:

   Life is a long lesson in humility.

2. Laurence Peter:

   Humility is the embarrassment you feel when you tell people how wonderful you are.

3. Mark L. Mika:

   Always accept good fortune with grace and humility.

4. Matthew Stover:

   Somehow Luke understood - in a way that Lando never had, that Hand and Leia and Chewbacca had simply never grasped - just how dark a place the universe really was. Lando guessed that was where Luke got his humility. His kindness. His gentle faith that people could change for the better. That must have been why he rarely smiled, and almost never made jokes. Because the goodness was all he really had. It was his lifeline. The rope to which he clung, dangling over the abyss.

5. George Bernard Shaw:

   The Churches must learn humility as well as teach it.