SELF-DEPRECATINGLY Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

self-deprecatingly

adverb

as in bashfully

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Recent Examples of self-deprecatingly Miller did not have a speech prepared but spoke self-deprecatingly, thanking Wiles for putting up with his ideas and suggestions. — Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2026

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The famously-outgoing point guard ducked her head bashfully as Huskies stars Azzi Fudd and Sarah Strong shook her shoulders in celebration while freshman Kelis Fisher tossed a handful of confetti into her face.

— Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2026
So Rizo, a little bashfully but mostly just with determination, heads right on back.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025

Definition of bashfully

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Tristan, in the middle of putting down new wood shavings, looked at me shyly through the dust clouds.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
At one moment, the young prince glances down with his doe eyes before looking shyly off to the side at his mom and breaking out into a giggle.

— Christina Perrier, InStyle, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of shyly

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After they were patted down, the women timidly entered the small space, sitting side-by-side in salon chairs to wait for Dastine and her two assistants to assess their hair.

— Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 8 Oct. 2026
The rest of the Soviet delegation stamped their feet, and even Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko removed and timidly tapped his shoe in solidarity.

— Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Oct. 2026

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