All self-effacement synonyms
self-ef·face·ment
S s adverb self-effacement
- modestly — having or showing a moderate or humble estimate of one's merits, importance, etc.; free from vanity, egotism, boastfulness, or great pretensions.
- abjectly — utterly hopeless, miserable, humiliating, or wretched: abject poverty.
- diffidently — lacking confidence in one's own ability, worth, or fitness; timid; shy.
noun self-effacement
- discreetness — judicious in one's conduct or speech, especially with regard to respecting privacy or maintaining silence about something of a delicate nature; prudent; circumspect.
- demureness — characterized by shyness and modesty; reserved.
- humbleness — not proud or arrogant; modest: to be humble although successful.
- humbling — not proud or arrogant; modest: to be humble although successful.
- lowliness — humble in station, condition, or nature: a lowly cottage.
- modesty — the quality of being modest; freedom from vanity, boastfulness, etc.
- humility — the quality or condition of being humble; modest opinion or estimate of one's own importance, rank, etc.