Synonyms of sheepishly

sheepishly

adverb

as in humbly

in a manner showing no signs of pride or self-assertion

the younger boy, who idolized the older one, would sheepishly follow him around and be at his beck and call

Synonyms & Similar Words

• humbly
• meekly
• politely
• cap in hand
• submissively
• abjectly
• deferentially
• lowly
• modestly
• hat in hand
• meanly
• timidly
• fearfully
• shyly
• obsequiously
• bashfully
• subserviently
• servilely
• diffidently
• timorously
• courteously
• respectfully
• civilly
• self-deprecatingly
• mousily
• suppliantly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• proudly
• boldly
• scornfully
• contemptuously
• haughtily
• arrogantly
• brazenly
• huffily
• loftily
• superciliously
• imperiously
• pompously
• audaciously
• pridefully
• presumptuously
• brashly
• pretentiously
• fearlessly
• disdainfully
• recklessly
• rashly
• swaggeringly
• impertinently
• self-importantly
• saucily
• rudely
• disrespectfully
• uppishly
• impudently
• ungraciously
• discourteously
• impolitely
• uncivilly
• bitchily