1. humble, low, lowly, modest, small

low or inferior in station or quality

Example Sentences:
'a humble cottage'
'a lowly parish priest'
'a modest man of the people'
'small beginnings'

• humble
• low
• modest
• small

2. junior-grade, lower-ranking, lowly, petty, secondary, subaltern

inferior in rank or status

Example Sentences:
'the junior faculty'
'a lowly corporal'
'petty officialdom'
'a subordinate functionary'

• junior-grade
• lower-ranking
• petty
• secondary
• subaltern

3. humble, lowly, menial

used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)

• humble
• menial

4. base, baseborn, humble, lowly

of low birth or station (base' is archaic in this sense)

Example Sentences:
'baseborn wretches with dirty faces'
'of humble (or lowly) birth'

• base
• baseborn
• humble