adj satadj.alllow or inferior in station or qualitySynset:humble low modest small
Examples:- a humble cottage
- a lowly parish priest
- a modest man of the people
- small beginnings
Antonyms:superior
Derivationally Related Form:humblenesslowness
Inherited Hypernyms:humble
Similar to:inferior
adj satadj.allinferior in rank or statusSynset:junior-grade lower-ranking petty secondary subaltern
Examples:- the junior faculty
- a lowly corporal
- petty officialdom
- a subordinate functionary
Antonyms:senior
Derivationally Related Form:pettinesssubaltern
Inherited Hypernyms:junior-grade
Similar to:junior
adj satadj.allused of unskilled work (especially domestic work)Synset:humble menial
Antonyms:skilled
Inherited Hypernyms:humble
Similar to:unskilled
adj satadj.allof low birth or station ('base' is archaic in this sense)Synset:base baseborn humble
Examples:- baseborn wretches with dirty faces
- of humble (or lowly) birth
Antonyms:noble
Derivationally Related Form:humbleness
Inherited Hypernyms:base
Similar to:lowborn