egoless

adjective

Definition of egolessnext
as in humble

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  1. humble
  2. self-critical
  3. diffident
  4. meek
  5. unassertive
  6. timid
  7. modest
Adjective
  • Sometimes those simple, humble, short-on-ingredients dishes are some of our most cherished.
    — Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Articulate yet humble in interviews, Coleman is the ultimate team player on the court and the biggest supporter of his teammates off it.
    — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of humble
Adjective
  • To move forward with compassion, challenge self-critical thoughts.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Hendriksen said that some people are simply wired to be self-critical.
    — Andrea Kane, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of self-critical
Adjective
  • Only a monumental defeat could stop South Africa qualifying for the semifinals so there was a rather diffident air to proceedings.
    — Tim Ellis, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
  • In 2022, Quan starred as Waymond Wang, a seemingly diffident husband who transforms into a martial arts expert when crossing multiverses to save his family in the Daniels’ wild and emotional film Everything Everywhere All at Once.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 4 Feb. 2025
Definition of diffident
Adjective
  • 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
  • Less impressive was the following game, a meek 0-1 loss to West Ham United, which ended the quest for a Premier League title and renewed the striker debate like never before.
    — Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Definition of meek
Adjective
  • Accommodating, which is unassertive and cooperative, prioritizes the needs and preferences of others over one’s own in order to maintain harmony.
    — Ellen Choi, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Shy and unassertive, she’s often been overlooked by others and kept to herself.
    — Yasmine AlSayyad, The New Yorker, 9 Jan. 2023
Definition of unassertive
Adjective
  • To say that does not trivialize the Holocaust, as some timid folk insist.
    — Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2025
  • In middle age, Didi has also become timid after being let down too much by others.
    — Stephen Saito, Variety, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of timid
Adjective
  • Because of its modest scale and deliberately slow pace of growth, referrals to the National Emergency Child Care Network are by word of mouth.
    — Christine Ro, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
  • The Most Popular Menu Items At first, the course’s modest menu was built out of necessity.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
Definition of modest
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“Egoless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/egoless. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.

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