Humility and Pretentiousness

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Humility noun - The absence of any feelings of being better than others.

Usage example: displaying genuine humility, the peace activist accepted the Nobel Prize on behalf of all who have worked to end the violence

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Pretentiousness is an antonym for humility in topics: modesty, humbleness.

Nearby Word: humiliation

Pretentiousness noun - An exaggerated sense of one's importance that shows itself in the making of excessive or unjustified claims.

Usage example: everyone took her ingrained pretentiousness into account when considering her statements

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Pretentiousness and Humility. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/humility/pretentiousness

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