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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1. John Harbaugh:

   The things you see in Mike is a great combination of intelligence, common sense and people skills, there’s a really unique balance of confidence and humility.

2. Nelson Mandela:

   “As I have said, the first thing is to be honest with yourself. You can never have an impact on society if you have not changed yourself... Great peacemakers are all people of integrity, of honesty, but humility.”

3. Mike Peterson:

   We have the humility to learn from the past, whether that's how certain things were done or to constantly evolve and reconsider what we can do better, i think that's going to be the key to our success.

4. Denny Heck:

   His behavior amplifies and accelerates certain trends, he has no capacity for a sense of shame or even an ounce of humility to acknowledge when his actions or words may have hurt others.

5. Ted Turner:

   If I only had a little humility, I'd be perfect.