Synonyms of cap in hand

cap in hand

phrase

as in hat in hand

in a manner showing no signs of pride or self-assertion

She asked me, cap in hand, if I would be willing to cosign on her new lease.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hat in hand
• humbly
• modestly
• politely
• sheepishly
• meekly
• lowly
• meanly
• submissively
• deferentially
• abjectly
• fearfully
• respectfully
• obsequiously
• timidly
• servilely
• subserviently
• shyly
• bashfully
• mousily
• diffidently
• suppliantly
• timorously
• courteously
• civilly
• self-deprecatingly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• proudly
• boldly
• brazenly
• loftily
• scornfully
• contemptuously
• superciliously
• haughtily
• pompously
• arrogantly
• imperiously
• presumptuously
• audaciously
• brashly
• huffily
• pretentiously
• pridefully
• fearlessly
• swaggeringly
• recklessly
• rashly
• saucily
• disdainfully
• disrespectfully
• impertinently
• rudely
• uppishly
• self-importantly
• discourteously
• uncivilly
• impudently
• ungraciously
• bitchily
• impolitely