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humility
noun as in humbleness, modesty
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abasement, bashfulness, demureness, diffidence, docility, lowliness, meekness, mortification, nonresistance, obedience, obsequiousness, passiveness, reserve, resignation, self-abasement, self-abnegation, servility, sheepishness, subjection, submissiveness, subservience, timidity, timorousness, unobtrusiveness, unpretentiousness
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Example Sentences
As a woman, she was a trailblazer, a unique combination of privilege and humility, grace and grit, who overcame great personal trauma and natural reticence to help guide the country through political and cultural turmoil.
“You have to come in with a humility that you’re not imposing your way of production,” he said.
“In this avenue, telling the story where he looks bad to all of his friends feels like growth, at least in humility.”
After Sunday’s victory over Ohio State resulted in the 53-year-old becoming the youngest active coach to reach 500 wins, I asked him about his milestone, and he answered with charming humility.
"That starts with defence accepting they have a problem, and having the humility to work with the experts to create much needed change."
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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