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Recent Examples of self-deprecatory
Though it’s been less than two weeks since Conan O’Brien made his Oscars hosting debut, the famously self-deprecatory comedian is already discussing how things could’ve gone differently.
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Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 15 Mar. 2025
But here, Astrov, given great self-deprecatory wit by William Jackson Harper, is more dimensional than usual, including, for once, an interest in trees that’s as painfully visceral as his interest in Elena.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2024
Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 15 Mar. 2025
But here, Astrov, given great self-deprecatory wit by William Jackson Harper, is more dimensional than usual, including, for once, an interest in trees that’s as painfully visceral as his interest in Elena.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-deprecatory
Adjective
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That Sean Evans had a self-deprecating and serrated sense of humor.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
27 May 2025
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As Jon narrates his increasing obsession with her, Rickson has Jackman approach the audience, exerting his familiar self-deprecating charm.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
22 May 2025
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See more The sisters are funny and self-effacing in their delivery.—
Carlos De Loera,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2025
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The puppy-dog charisma that earned him unthreatening-heartthrob status at 23 has seasoned into a self-effacing, paternal affability.—
Adam B. Vary,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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One of Jane Austen’s most unassuming characters, Mary Bennet is the seemingly unremarkable and overlooked middle sister in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
22 May 2025
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Those who knew Wendt personally could attest to his unassuming, approachable manner, and the fact that an actor with such tremendous Hollywood success never allowed stardom to go to his head.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
21 May 2025
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Top-notch casting is the cherry on top, with Lily James as the supremely likable Cinderella, Richard Madden as her down-to-earth prince, Cate Blanchett as the detestable stepmother with her own imperfect backstory, and Helena Bonham Carter as one lovably flighty fairy godmother.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
26 May 2025
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But there is still a sense of disarming comfort in the film’s down-to-earth demeanor, and Giulio’s rewarding if predictable arc.—
Tomris Laffly,
Variety,
25 May 2025
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Improbably located right across the street from their humble abode is the upscale manse inhabited by the Falconers, a rich couple (Katherine Waterson, Chris Klein) who’ve raised only child Tiffany (Fina Strazza) to be a particularly stinging WASP.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
23 May 2025
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Each pits a young heroine of humble means against the formidable, possibly sinister lady of the estate; this time, that quintessential Nicole Kidman role is played by a serenely terrifying Julianne Moore.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
22 May 2025
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According to the latest report from L.A.’s film office, production days on location decreased more than 22 percent in the first quarter of 2025 compared with an already meek period in 2024.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
2 May 2025
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Democrats, unable either to diagnose or to admit to their own failings, measured their victories in the meekest of triumphs, and seemed to have lost all sense of purpose, direction, and proportion.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The meeting never devolved into the outburst that the public saw in Trump’s meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who was berated by the U.S. president and his team for not being sufficiently deferential.—
Josh Boak,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2025
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Part of the problem might have to do with her conversational approach—tentative, deferential, professional.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
9 Apr. 2025
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The connections Plunkett draws between Frost’s lyric poems and their literary influences are valuable, particularly for anyone taken in by Frost’s aw-shucks persona.—
Maggie Doherty,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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Image The Killer Inside Me By Jim Thompson From the outside, Lou Ford seems to be every bit the easygoing, aw-shucks deputy sheriff of a small Texas town.—
S.A. Cosby,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2025
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“Self-deprecatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-deprecatory. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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