Humble and Reluctant

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Humble adjective - Not having or showing any feelings of superiority, self-assertiveness, or showiness.

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Reluctant and humble are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Reluctant" instead an adjective "Humble".

Nearby Words: humbled, humbling, humbly

Reluctant adjective - Slow to begin or proceed with a course of action because of doubts or uncertainty.

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Humble and reluctant are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Humble" instead an adjective "Reluctant".

Nearby Words: reluctance, reluctantly

Humble Seibei is reluctant to enter the dangerous world of clan politics, but he has no choice.

Source: Film / The Twilight Samurai
By the end of the book, Prior Jonathan and a reluctant Jack believe that he has truly been broken by the Beckett scandal and thus can be trusted to live at the monastery as a humble monk.

Source: Literature / The Pillars of the Earth
Humble Hero/Reluctant Ruler: Superman initially resists the idea of being elevated to leader, noting (correctly, but unsuccessfully) that putting him in charge because of his inborn advantages is utterly contrary to socialist principles.

Source: Comicbook / Superman: Red Son

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