proud
Other forms: proudest; prouder
When you are proud, you are feeling pride, or satisfaction with yourself. The word proud can also mean too much of this feeling––sometimes saying someone is proud is the same as saying they're arrogant.
It's also possible to feel proud of someone else. If your best friend gets the lead in the school play, you may find yourself feeling as happy for him as if you'd got the lead yourself. When you graduate from college, your "proud parents" will want to be there to watch. The maxim "Pride comes before a fall" plays on the fact that when you are proud of what you have, you are also at risk: having something means you have something to lose.
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feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride“proud parents”“proud of his accomplishments”“a proud moment”“proud to serve his country”“a proud name”“proud princes”
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Synonyms:
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immodest
having or showing an exaggerated opinion of your importance, ability, etc
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arrogant, chesty, self-important
having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pride
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beaming
pleased and proud
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big, swelled, vainglorious
feeling self-importance
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bigheaded, persnickety, snooty, snot-nosed, snotty, stuck-up, too big for one's breeches, uppish
(used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant
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big, boastful, braggart, bragging, braggy, cock-a-hoop, crowing, self-aggrandising, self-aggrandizing
exhibiting self-importance
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dignified, self-respectful, self-respecting
having or showing self-esteem
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disdainful, haughty, imperious, lofty, lordly, overbearing, prideful, sniffy, supercilious, swaggering
having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
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conceited, egotistic, egotistical, self-conceited, swollen, swollen-headed, vain
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
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house-proud
proud of your house or its furnishings or upkeep
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overproud
excessively proud
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pleased, proud of
feeling pleasurable satisfaction over something by which you measures your self-worth
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purse-proud
proud or arrogant because of your wealth (especially in the absence of other distinction)
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shabby-genteel
trying to maintain dignity and self respect despite shabbiness
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Antonyms:
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humble
marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful
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modest
marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself
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broken, crushed, humbled, humiliated, low
subdued or brought low in condition or status
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meek, mild, modest
humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness
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immodest
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having or displaying great dignity or nobility“proud alpine peaks”
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impressive
making a strong or vivid impression
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impressive
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