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Synonyms & Antonyms of humility
the absence of any feelings of being better than others
- displaying genuine humility, the peace activist accepted the Nobel Prize on behalf of all who have worked to end the violence
Synonyms for humility
Words Related to humility
Near Antonyms for humility
- attitude,
- audaciousness,
- boldness,
- brashness,
- brassiness,
- cheek,
- cheekiness,
- cockiness,
- cocksureness,
- forwardness,
- overconfidence,
- swagger,
- swash,
- temerity
Antonyms for humility
- arrogance,
- assumption,
- bumptiousness,
- conceit,
- egoism,
- egotism,
- haughtiness,
- hauteur,
- huffiness,
- imperiousness,
- loftiness,
- lordliness,
- peremptoriness,
- pomposity,
- pompousness,
- presumptuousness,
- pretense
- (or pretence),
- pretension,
- pretentiousness,
- pride,
- pridefulness,
- superciliousness,
- superiority,
- toploftiness
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The first known use of humility was in the 14th century
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