self-effacing
adjective
self-ef·fac·ing
ˌself-i-ˈfā-siŋ 
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: having or showing a tendency to make oneself modestly or shyly inconspicuous
His passions and faith run soul-deep, his gentle wit is always self-effacing and never insulting …—
Don Gaetz
Don Gaetz… she was an extremely self-effacing, private person who never sought the limelight and did not leave the usual artifacts that enable a biographer to reconstruct life patterns.—Douglas R. McManis
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he's dating a sweet, self-effacing girl
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The actor-director, in typical self-effacing fashion, doesn't claim to have solved the problem of the Holocaust film in making one himself.
—Esther Zuckerman, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
Here, Rowlands plays Sarah Lawson, a self-effacing love addict with no sense of self beyond her relation to others.
—Emma Madden, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2024
On the trail, this involves a delicate pairing of self-effacing anecdote and grand proclamation.
—Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
Our self-effacing narrator is Victor (Mouret regular Vincent Macaigne), the schlubby, doting husband of high-school English teacher Joan (India Hair), who is beginning to feel stifled by his unwavering devotion.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 30 Aug. 2024
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Esther Zuckerman, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
Here, Rowlands plays Sarah Lawson, a self-effacing love addict with no sense of self beyond her relation to others.
—Emma Madden, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2024
On the trail, this involves a delicate pairing of self-effacing anecdote and grand proclamation.
—Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
Our self-effacing narrator is Victor (Mouret regular Vincent Macaigne), the schlubby, doting husband of high-school English teacher Joan (India Hair), who is beginning to feel stifled by his unwavering devotion.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 30 Aug. 2024
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“Self-effacing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-effacing. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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