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Synonyms & Antonyms of humiliating
(Entry 1 of 2)
as in humbling, demeaning
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for humiliating
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for humiliating
humiliating
verb
present participle of humiliate
Synonyms & Antonyms of humiliating (Entry 2 of 2)
to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes
- the reigning tennis champ was humiliated on the court by a newcomer who defeated him in straight sets
Synonyms for humiliating
Words Related to humiliating
- abashing,
- confounding,
- confusing,
- discomfiting,
- disconcerting,
- discountenancing,
- embarrassing,
- fazing,
- flustering,
- mortifying,
- nonplussing
- (also nonplusing),
- rattling
- belittling,
- castigating,
- criticizing,
- crying down,
- decrying,
- depreciating,
- detracting,
- diminishing,
- discounting,
- disparaging,
- minimizing,
- putting down,
- ridiculing,
- writing off
- bad-mouthing,
- defaming,
- defiling,
- libeling
- (or libelling),
- maligning,
- slandering
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“Humiliating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humiliating. Accessed 23 Jan. 2022.
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The first known use of humiliating was in 1757
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