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单词 self-reproving
释义

self-reproving

adjective

self-re·​prov·​ing ˌself-ri-ˈprü-viŋ How to pronounce self-reproving (audio)
: feeling or expressing self-reproof
self-reproving thoughts
… was learning to substitute the punishments they dispensed for the ones a self-reproving teenager inflicts on himself. David Merrill

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1775, in the meaning defined above

self-reproving

adjective

as in self-reproachful

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • self-reproachful
  • self-distrustful
  • uncomplacent
  • diffident
  • meek
  • humble
  • timid
  • egoless
  • self-doubting
  • unarrogant
  • unassertive
  • modest
  • self-critical
  • overmodest
  • shrinking
  • retiring
  • unassuming
  • bashful
  • sheepish
  • introverted
  • unpretentious
  • mousy
  • demure
  • mousey
  • down-to-earth
  • shy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • important
  • vain
  • proud
  • egotistical
  • swellheaded
  • assured
  • complacent
  • biggety
  • consequential
  • pompous
  • smug
  • egotistic
  • conceited
  • egoistical
  • egoistic
  • overweening
  • bigheaded
  • vainglorious
  • prideful
  • cocky
  • bombastic
  • bragging
  • swaggering
  • blusterous
  • boastful
  • toplofty
  • blustery
  • superior
  • biggity
  • stuck-up
  • self-conceited
  • self-satisfied
  • arrogant
  • toploftical
  • self-important
  • cavalier
  • self-opinionated
  • haughty
  • snooty
  • uppity
  • peremptory
  • snobbish
  • lofty
  • uppish
  • snobby
  • disdainful
  • braggy
  • braggart
  • bumptious
  • masterful
  • assumptive
  • pontifical
  • supercilious
  • fastuous
  • huffy
  • chesty
  • lordly
  • self-asserting
  • self-assertive
  • high-hat
  • high-and-mighty
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