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
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Recent Examples of meek
Mary Agnes, a meek young woman who finds her voice and comes into her own over the course of the inspiring film.
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Diedre Johnson, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Dec. 2025
The latter has cut a meek figure to date in the full glare of the Ashes spotlight.
—Paul Newman, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2025
Melling plays Colin, a meek parking-ticket enforcer with a passion for barbershop-quartet singing.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 16 Dec. 2025
Lecturing the perpetrator in a room full of strangers sounds to Miss Manners too much like correcting another person’s manners (rude) — not to mention challenging to execute for someone who describes herself as meek.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for meek
Diedre Johnson, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Dec. 2025
The latter has cut a meek figure to date in the full glare of the Ashes spotlight.
—Paul Newman, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2025
Melling plays Colin, a meek parking-ticket enforcer with a passion for barbershop-quartet singing.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 16 Dec. 2025
Lecturing the perpetrator in a room full of strangers sounds to Miss Manners too much like correcting another person’s manners (rude) — not to mention challenging to execute for someone who describes herself as meek.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for meek
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meek
Adjective
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Despite the win, Akey remained humble about her performance.—
Jasmine Arenas,
CBS News,
8 Feb. 2026
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But humble alpine outpost, this is not.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The people around are astonished; in Uppsala they are used to something a little more modest.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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The film tells the story 21-year-old Junyang, who drifts through life while his father quietly struggles to hold their modest home together.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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Gallego is confident that none of the pejoratives affixed to Democrats—weak, feckless, timid—applies to him.—
Mark Leibovich,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2026
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Harry Melling stars as a timid man who is swept off his feet when an enigmatic, impossibly handsome biker (Skarsgård) takes him on as his submissive.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Meek.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meek. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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