Synonyms of meek

meek

adjective

ˈmēk 

as in humble

not having or showing any feelings of superiority, self-assertiveness, or showiness

a meek girl who quietly went along with whatever her circle of friends wanted

Synonyms & Similar Words

• humble
• modest
• timid
• unaffected
• unassuming
• lowly
• demure
• naive
• shy
• down-to-earth
• quiet
• unpretentious
• passive
• submissive
• subdued
• simple
• unassertive
• acquiescent
• deferential
• compliant
• resigned
• unaggressive
• reserved
• bashful
• mousy
• plain
• sheepish
• diffident
• yielding
• introverted
• shrinking
• retiring
• ingenuous
• unobtrusive
• cowering
• cringing
• self-effacing
• self-deprecating
• overmodest
• aw-shucks
• self-deprecatory

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• arrogant
• haughty
• superior
• aggressive
• imperious
• supercilious
• conceited
• pompous
• bumptious
• assertive
• pretentious
• uppity
• presumptuous
• impudent
• peremptory
• confident
• lordly
• high-and-mighty
• bold
• egotistic
• huffy
• uppish
• brash
• cocky
• brassy
• cheeky
• impertinent
• high-handed
• forward
• saucy
• chesty
• audacious
• high-hat
• overweening
• presuming
• highfalutin
• smug
• overconfident
• cocksure
• dominant
• narcissistic
• vain
• self-assertive
• egocentric
• hubristic
• prideful
• boastful
• domineering
• egoistic
• huffish
• self-asserting
• hoity-toity
• bombastic
• toplofty
• vainglorious
• overbearing
• condescending
• self-confident
• disdainful
• swaggering
• fastuous
• patronizing
• showy
• flamboyant
• dominating
• self-centered
• outgoing
• magisterial
• ostentatious
• stuck-up
• self-satisfied
• self-contented
• self-important
• self-complacent
• self-conceited
• extroverted
• uninhibited
• self-obsessed
• self-engrossed
• self-affected
• swelled-headed
• self-pleased
• self-congratulatory
• unreserved
• immodest
• braggy
• pontificating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of meek

Moore plays Mona Friedman, a meek housewife who hasn’t sung in front of anyone since church choir and is unexpectedly cast in a community-theater production — then transforms into a zealous method actor willing to wage war over a marginal role. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 6 Sep. 2026

Though sympathetic to the onslaught of treatments Zai is facing, the meek, protective Minoti warns her of the repercussions of rebellion. — Miriam Balanescu, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2026

Lahti, also known as Mousy despite being anything but meek, would come by the house after the peak fishing season. — Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026

Howard recruited Winkler to star in his 1982 comedy Night Shift, as a meek morgue worker whose life is radicalized by a new hire played by Michael Keaton. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Aug. 2026