as in humble
not having or showing any feelings of superiority, self-assertiveness, or showiness
a meek girl who quietly went along with whatever her circle of friends wanted
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Recent Examples of meek
Docile, meek, grateful for him.
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Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
The column was, if anything, meek to the point of embarrassing.
—Ruth Marcus, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2025
The character, who started as a seemingly meek Secret Service agent of questionable talent, turned out to be a highly skilled assassin of questionable sanity.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 6 Mar. 2025
Progressives have delivered a generally meek response to the situation in what’s becoming a departure from their pugnacious style of politics.
—Hanna Trudo, The Hill, 21 Feb. 2025
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Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
The column was, if anything, meek to the point of embarrassing.
—Ruth Marcus, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2025
The character, who started as a seemingly meek Secret Service agent of questionable talent, turned out to be a highly skilled assassin of questionable sanity.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 6 Mar. 2025
Progressives have delivered a generally meek response to the situation in what’s becoming a departure from their pugnacious style of politics.
—Hanna Trudo, The Hill, 21 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for meek
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meek
Adjective
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Like a cat with nine lives, the building has undergone multiple renovations since its humble start as a savonnerie, or soap factory, in 1630.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Apr. 2025
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But why has this humble $2.99 bag, ostensibly intended to carry produce, turned into such a status symbol?—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
15 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Consensus estimates point to modest nonfarm payroll growth of 130,000 in April and the unemployment rate holding steady at 4.2%.—
Bill Stone,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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The dress featured long sleeves and a modest neckline, with sheer portions visible at the sleeves and the lower part of the dress.—
Renan Botelho,
Footwear News,
26 Apr. 2025
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Wu was seen as timid at the beginning of the migrant crisis, staying in the background while Healey seized a Roxbury community rec center as a migrant shelter.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
25 Mar. 2025
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Of course, a lot of Republicans don’t feel that way because they’re being tricked into returning to a George W. Bush-era mindset where Democrats are weak and timid on the world stage while Republicans are tough and firm and willing to bomb the hell out of anyone who stands in their way.—
Connor Okeeffe,
Oc Register,
23 Mar. 2025
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“Meek.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meek. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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