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单词 self-deprecatory
释义

self-deprecatory

adjective

self-dep·​re·​ca·​to·​ry ˌself-ˈde-pri-kə-ˌtȯr-ē How to pronounce self-deprecatory (audio)
-ˈde-prə-ˌkā-tə-rē
: expressing disparagement or undervaluation of oneself : self-deprecating
… an intense yet sensitive athlete with a nice touch of self-deprecatory humor. Sandy Treadwell
But then, in a funny, charming, self-deprecatory way he'd start telling rambling, digressive, but observant and intelligent stories that would bare his soul and crack you up … Ron Rosenbaum

Word History

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above

self-deprecatory

adjective

as in self-deprecating

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • self-deprecating
  • self-effacing
  • unassuming
  • aw-shucks
  • humble
  • deferential
  • meek
  • unpretentious
  • unassertive
  • demure
  • modest
  • acquiescent
  • lowly
  • resigned
  • down-to-earth
  • submissive
  • unaggressive
  • compliant
  • cringing
  • yielding
  • ingenuous
  • diffident
  • unaffected
  • shrinking
  • sheepish
  • bashful
  • cowering
  • timid
  • unobtrusive
  • reserved
  • subdued
  • naive
  • passive
  • introverted
  • plain
  • naïve
  • retiring
  • mousy
  • simple
  • shy
  • quiet
  • mousey
  • overmodest

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • cheeky
  • impudent
  • aggressive
  • cocky
  • saucy
  • brash
  • audacious
  • assertive
  • impertinent
  • brassy
  • bold
  • smug
  • cocksure
  • hubristic
  • confident
  • narcissistic
  • egocentric
  • overconfident
  • boastful
  • egoistical
  • forward
  • egoistic
  • bombastic
  • condescending
  • disdainful
  • prideful
  • vain
  • vainglorious
  • swaggering
  • dominant
  • patronizing
  • flamboyant
  • overbearing
  • showy
  • ostentatious
  • magisterial
  • self-congratulatory
  • self-complacent
  • self-contented
  • domineering
  • supercilious
  • self-satisfied
  • arrogant
  • pompous
  • self-engrossed
  • self-conceited
  • self-confident
  • uninhibited
  • self-important
  • haughty
  • egotistical
  • pretentious
  • peremptory
  • braggy
  • self-obsessed
  • outgoing
  • unreserved
  • bumptious
  • presumptuous
  • extroverted
  • self-centered
  • conceited
  • egotistic
  • dominating
  • superior
  • immodest
  • imperious
  • stuck-up
  • self-pleased
  • extraverted
  • huffy
  • highfalutin
  • hifalutin
  • self-affected
  • swelled-headed
  • overweening
  • pontificating
  • uppish
  • uppity
  • chesty
  • lordly
  • presuming
  • self-assertive
  • self-asserting
  • high-handed
  • high-and-mighty
  • hoity-toity
  • toploftical
  • toplofty
  • high-hat
  • huffish
  • fastuous
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