Synonyms of meekness

meekness

noun

ˈmēk-nəs 

as in humility

the absence of any feelings of being better than others

like most other things, meekness is best practiced in moderation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• humility
• humbleness
• lowliness
• modesty
• demureness
• quietness
• submissiveness
• passivity
• directness
• acquiescence
• down-to-earthness
• compliance
• deference
• submission
• timidity
• naïveté
• ingenuousness
• timidness
• bashfulness
• plainness
• diffidence
• sheepishness
• resignedness
• reservedness
• reserve
• shyness
• simpleness
• mousiness
• retiringness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• arrogance
• haughtiness
• egoism
• superiority
• egotism
• pride
• loftiness
• imperiousness
• superciliousness
• assumption
• peremptoriness
• attitude
• assertiveness
• lordliness
• pridefulness
• pretense
• conceit
• hauteur
• pomposity
• presumptuousness
• aggressiveness
• pompousness
• boldness
• pretension
• huffiness
• bumptiousness
• pretentiousness
• forwardness
• brashness
• toploftiness
• cockiness
• swagger
• overconfidence
• cocksureness
• impudence
• insolence
• temerity
• cheek
• audaciousness
• cheekiness
• impertinence
• nerve
• boastfulness
• sauciness
• brassiness
• vanity
• condescension
• swash
• disdain
• self-complacency
• self-conceit
• self-satisfaction
• self-centeredness
• scorn
• self-opinion
• self-glorification
• self-importance
• vaingloriousness
• ostentation
• chest-thumping
• flamboyance
• self-applause
• showiness
• ostentatiousness
• self-assumption
• self-partiality

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of meekness

And Jesus' answer is one takes it through meekness, peacemaking, humility, love, etc. — Jason Derose, NPR, 26 May 2026

Likewise, meekness once meant not becoming weak, but subjugating power to reason – not letting anger take control. — Timothy J. Pawl, The Conversation, 23 Feb. 2026

Standing next to a record player in a sports jacket and turtleneck, Kaufman, with a kind of bulging meekness, a glisteningly gleeful timidity, puts the needle on the record. — James Parker, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2025

Partially, that comes down to Melling’s willingness to make big, interesting physical choices within the scope of Colin’s meekness. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2026