humble

verbs

cause to be unpretentious
"This experience will humble him"
humble
is a type of (narrower)
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
"The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
alter, change, modify
cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
"He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"
abase, chagrin, humble, humiliate, mortify

adjectives

low or inferior in station or quality
"a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings"
humble, low, lowly, modest, small
is derived from
humbleness
marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful
"a humble apology"; "essentially humble...and self-effacing, he achieved the highest formal honors and distinctions"- B.K.Malinowski
humble
is derived from
humbleness
is derived from
humility
antonym
proud
is similar to
subdued or brought low in condition or status
"brought low"; "a broken man"; "his broken spirit"
broken, crushed, humbled, humiliated, low
is similar to
humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness
"meek and self-effacing"
meek, mild, modest
see also
marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself
"a modest apartment"; "too modest to wear his medals"
modest
is an attribute of
a disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride
"not everyone regards humility as a virtue"
humbleness, humility
used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)
humble, lowly, menial
of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense)
"baseborn wretches with dirty faces"; "of humble (or lowly) birth"
base, baseborn, humble, lowly
is derived from
humbleness