Synonyms for humbling
hum·bling

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1. demeaning, humbling, humiliating, mortifyingadjective

   causing awareness of your shortcomings

   "golf is a humbling game"

   Synonyms:
   mortifying, embarrassing, demeaning, humiliating

   Antonyms:
   dignified

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1. List of paraphrases for "humbling":

   humble, humiliating

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1. Project Recover co-founder Mark Moline:

   While the discovery of these sites is exhilarating and validating, these feelings are mixed with the humbling emotions of the sacrifices made by these service members and their families in protecting our freedoms.

2. Ziva David:

   I guess when you make decisions like that, you never expect for people to fully understand, the fact that there was this incredible outpouring of love [ from the fans ] was humbling. I love using this word : It was really delicious to feel that kind of love and I am always grateful for that.

3. Rick Santorum:

   It is, in many respects, a humbling experience... If I didn't love it I wouldn't do it, we're sort of the patron saint of underdog candidates for president. We were the most unlikely of candidates to win and were not in the race until the very end.

4. The Washington state football coach:

   I’m going to be bold in my faith, and fight the good fight, it’s beyond humbling to have so much support. Whatever happens -- happens.

5. Linda Ruck:

   Once, when walking through a town recently destroyed by the tsunami, I came across two men sitting on the front of a flattened house. They were sharing a book and sitting there quietly reading; it was humbling and has left a lasting impression on me. Sri Lankans are a resilient people that have stuck together in the face of tremendous adversity.