Thesaurus
To save this word, you'll need to log in.
present participle of humiliate
Synonyms & Antonyms of humiliating
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
Near Antonyms for humiliating
Antonyms for humiliating
Keep scrolling for more
Keep scrolling for more
Comments on humiliating
What made you want to look up humiliating? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
Test Your Vocabulary
Pass the Little Ribbons: A Pasta Word Quiz
- Match the pasta to its meaning in English: Rotelle
Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?
TAKE THE QUIZ
Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.
TAKE THE QUIZLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridgedWords at Play
Ask the Editors
Word Games
- Pass the Little Ribbons: A Pasta Word Quiz
Match the pasta with its meaning in Italian.
Take the quiz - Confusing Words—A Quiz
Test your knowledge of these commonly confused words!
Take the quiz - Spell It
Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?
Take the quiz - Dictionary Devil
The dictionary has been scrambled—can you put it back together?
Play the game
Share humiliating
Resources for humiliating