humblest
Superlatively unassuming
Humblest is the superlative of humble—the most modest, unassuming, or lowly.
It often appears in self-deprecating phrases: in my humblest opinion, my humblest apologies.
The word can describe social position as well as attitude: from the humblest origins, the humblest servant.
Humbly unassertive
- self-effacingDownplaying one's own importance
- demureModestly reserved in manner
- unassumingNot making claims
- bashfulUncomfortably self-conscious
diffident · reticent · shy · coy · self-deprecating · unpretentious · modest · lowly
Basic and unremarkable
- unadornedLacking decoration or ornament
- sparseThinly scattered or distributed
- austereSeverely simple and unadorned
- spartanRigorously simple, unadorned
basic · minimal · bare · simple · modest · unpretentious · homespun · rustic
Humbly unassertive
- obedientFollowing commands willingly
- docileEasily controlled or taught
- deferentialShowing humble submission
- subservientExcessively eager to obey
servile · compliant · acquiescent · yielding · passive · dutiful · biddable · tractable
Modest in status
- modestLacking in pretension
- obscureUnknown to most
- poorLacking sufficient resources
- commonWidespread and unremarkable
ordinary · simple · unprivileged · working-class · peasant · plebeian · undistinguished · unremarkable
meek
Humbly unassertive
- self-effacingDownplaying one's own importance
- demureModestly reserved in manner
- unassumingNot making claims
bashful · diffident · reticent · shy · coy · self-deprecating · unpretentious · modest · lowly · unpresuming
plain
Basic and unremarkable
- unadornedLacking decoration or ornament
- sparseThinly scattered or distributed
- austereSeverely simple and unadorned
spartan · basic · minimal · bare · simple · modest · unpretentious · homespun · rustic · utilitarian
meek
Humbly unassertive
- obedientFollowing commands willingly
- docileEasily controlled or taught
- deferentialShowing humble submission
subservient · servile · compliant · acquiescent · yielding · passive · dutiful · biddable · tractable · subdued
lowly
Modest in status
common · ordinary · simple · unprivileged · working-class · peasant · plebeian · undistinguished · unremarkable · ignoble
lowest
Least in position
bottom · minor · inferior · subordinate · insignificant · lowliest · meanest · pettiest · last · minimal
humblestproudest
Superlative of self-satisfied
haughtiest · cockiest · vainest · smuggest
- humble pieFigurative food of apology
- eat humble pieAdmit error humbly
- humble beginningsUnprivileged early circumstances
- in my humble opinionQualifier before a viewpoint
- humble bragBoast dressed as complaint
- eating humble pie