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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(proscribed) (usually qualifying a first-person pronoun) Grateful for the support of others, touched; honored, flattered..
JJ: Are you humbled by such positive reactions from such a wide spectrum of people, from George A Romero to Harry Knowles? SP: Absolutely. Yeah, it's wonderful. ... We're very humbled and very pleased.
"Anytime I win an award of any kind I am honored and humbled," Espinoza said.
We are humbled by the responsibility the American people have placed with us, but this is not a time for celebration.
I cannot adequately express my sincere thanks to the Section leaders who saw fit to take a chance on me and ask me to get involved in leadership in the Section. Thank you for being excellent role models. I am honored and humbled to serve.
They would continue to suffer greatly but they have a strength that is remarkable. I am humbled by them and privileged to be with them.
The written word, he often argued, could only ever be a low-fidelity reproduction of the fullness of being; any text was ultimately humbled by the reality that it sought to represent.
Use humbled when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Humbled means (proscribed) (usually qualifying a first-person pronoun) Grateful for the support of others, touched; honored, flattered..
Common synonyms include low, humble, humiliated, broken.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
JJ: Are you humbled by such positive reactions from such a wide spectrum of people, from George A Romero to Harry Knowles? SP: Absolutely. Yeah, it's wonderful. ... We're very humbled and very pleased.
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