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. Imam Ali, Peak of Eloquence (Nahjul Balagha):

   205. A greedy man will always find himself in the shackles of humility.

2. Steve Kerr:

   I think fans are attracted to him just because of his humility and his story and how hard he’s had to work, so from that standpoint, it transcends sports somewhat.

3. Rick Horrow:

   She has what all corporate America is searching for - humility, intelligence, a sense of drama and aggression to her game, and let's not forget a record-setting hat trick in a dominant U.S. performance as well.

4. 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.

5. E. D. Hulse:

   Humility is a strange thing. The minute you think you've got it, you've lost it.