Synonyms of humbled

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• humiliated
• discredited
• embarrassed
• shamed
• confused
• disgraced
• degraded
• insulted
• chastened
• abased
• rattled
• demeaned
• dishonored
• debased
• took down
• cheapened
• mortified
• lowered
• criticized
• smirched
• diminished
• fouled
• disconcerted
• ridiculed
• flustered
• abashed
• nonplussed
• sunk
• nonplused
• discomfited
• fazed
• sank
• confounded
• belittled
• minimized
• disparaged
• slandered
• affronted
• detracted
• discounted
• maligned
• condemned
• discountenanced
• decried
• defamed
• castigated
• depreciated
• libeled
• libelled
• defiled
• cried down
• wrote off
• denounced
• damned
• censured
• execrated
• put down
• bad-mouthed
• reprehended
• reprobated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• honored
• elevated
• exalted
• recognized
• praised
• cheered
• applauded
• commended
• congratulated
• cited
• acknowledged
• saluted
• celebrated
• complimented
• deified
• decorated
• hailed
• lauded
• boasted
• canonized
• feted
• extolled
• acclaimed
• eulogized
• touted
• highlighted
• aggrandized
• magnified
• dignified
• ennobled
• uplifted
• lifted
• fêted
• spotlighted
• enthroned
• promoted
• raised
• enshrined
• advanced
• played up
• glorified
• upgraded
• boosted
• idealized
• spotlit
• romanticized
• enskied

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of humbled

Watching his wife deliver their baby under such circumstances left him feeling humbled. —John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Oct. 2024

In a day full of questions about the future and how things will take shape, everyone in the media room was humbled and heartbroken to watch someone mourn the loss of a friend. —Esfandiar Baraheni, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024