Chastened
Humbled and chastened are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Humbled" instead an adjective "Chastened".
Nearby Words: chaste, chastening
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At the end of the novel, Tiger, chastened and humbled by experience, looks forward, as does the country he is made to represent, to a brighter sun, shedding its lambent light of independence, racial harmony, and increasing knowledge.
Source: Literature / A Brighter Sun
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