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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of humbled

The city’s limited square footage means that even the most famous and beautiful people are humbled by a relative lack of privacy. — Bridget Read, Curbed, 1 Sep. 2026

The alert, stoic animal seems awestruck and humbled by some of the artworks and skeptical of others. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 24 Aug. 2026

Jude also took being humbled by Christian, who once made a dress in four hours for an Emmy-winning Jean Smart, pretty well. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2026

The arrogant, brooding youth is gone almost entirely, and someone far more circumspect and humbled kneels before his older brother. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Building hardware as a company with zero track record is hard enough, and inventing an entirely new class of device for AI is a goal that has already humbled some startups and burned hundreds of millions of dollars in investors’ cash. — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 22 July 2026

But Hanley is humbled by the amount of love people have for Josie and the Pussycats amid its 25th anniversary and how the fan community rallied around her. — Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026

Paraguay were humbled by the United States in the tournament opener but a crucial victory over Turkey helped turn their prospects around. — Charlie Scott, New York Times, 28 June 2026

Biden’s act of clemency humbled Dobbs, his wife said. — Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 26 June 2026