Cringing and Humble

Cringing

Cringing adjective - Totally submissive.
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Humble and cringing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Humble" instead an adjective "Cringing".

Nearby Words: cringe, cringed

Humble

Humble adjective - Not having or showing any feelings of superiority, self-assertiveness, or showiness.
Usage example: even though she'd been proven wrong, her attitude was still far from humble

Cringing and humble are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cringing" instead an adjective "Humble".

Nearby Words: humbled, humbling, humbly
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