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
Gone was the meek servant child, replaced by a confident woman who remained composed during aggressive cross-examination.
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Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
In Sylvie’s imagination, Nita becomes Anna, a sultry beauty with a cruel streak who has been dating the meek Christophe (Niney) while secretly engaging in an affair with their married boss, Pierre (Cassel).
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 15 May 2026
The other, meek and mild-mannered.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 23 Mar. 2026
Yet beneath what might seem a meek exterior lies a steely determination.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 14 Mar. 2026
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Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
In Sylvie’s imagination, Nita becomes Anna, a sultry beauty with a cruel streak who has been dating the meek Christophe (Niney) while secretly engaging in an affair with their married boss, Pierre (Cassel).
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 15 May 2026
The other, meek and mild-mannered.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 23 Mar. 2026
Yet beneath what might seem a meek exterior lies a steely determination.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 14 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for meek
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meek
Adjective
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Some Wordlers also play Competitive Wordle against friends, family, the Wordle Bot or even against me, your humble narrator.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
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Oxygen transfer involves several interacting processes; many of them converge at the humble cork.—
Sam Macdonald,
Scientific American,
19 June 2026
Adjective
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At a billion scans a month, even modest rates imply hundreds of millions of ambiguous results a year, each one demanding a clinical decision and producing a worried customer.—
Gabriel Alin Zainescu,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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Dial it over to Sport mode, and the VLE is properly perky, leaping forward with just a modest flex of your right ankle.—
Tim Stevens,
Robb Report,
19 June 2026
Adjective
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That might sound too timid in 2026, too reserved for a time when rights are being rolled back every day, and Gauthier recorded a much more direct version of the song late last year.—
Stephen Deusner,
SPIN,
15 June 2026
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And despite a timid political opening that has allowed the return of several opposition leaders and the emergence of others from hiding, over 400 political prisoners remain in custody as of May 25, according to figures compiled by the NGO Foro Penal.—
Alfredo Meza,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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“Meek.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meek. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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