meek
Quiet, gentle and not standing up for yourself.
meek in a sentence
- The meek new boy said nothing when someone pushed in front of him in the lunch queue.
- The meek little donkey waited quietly at the back while the bold ponies pushed to the gate.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to meek?
- Aconfident
- Bfierce
- Ctimid
- Dbold
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C: timid. The other three mean the opposite of meek.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to meek?
- Atimid
- Bbold
- Cgentle
- Dmild
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B: bold. The other three mean nearly the same as meek.
Words that mean something similar
timid, gentle, mild
Words that mean the opposite
bold, confident, fierce
More words about character & personality
- merchant: Someone who buys and sells goods, especially in large amounts.
- merciful: Kind and forgiving instead of punishing.
- meticulous: Very careful about every tiny detail.
- miserly: Mean with money and hating to spend it.
- modest: Not boasting about your talents or success.
- mortal: Certain to die one day, like all living things.
- naive: Believing things too easily because you have not yet learned how tricky people can be.
- noted: Well known and respected, especially for a particular skill.
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Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test