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pride

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of pride

1 a reasonable or justifiable sense of one's worth or importance
  • Finishing that survival course gave me a real sense of pride and confidence in my abilities.
Synonyms of pride

ego, pridefulness, self-esteem, self-regard, self-respect
Words Related to pride

aplomb, assurance, confidence, self-assurance, self-assuredness, self-confidence, self-pride, self-trust, self-worth

dignity, face, honor, prestige
Near Antonyms of pride

discredit, disesteem, disgrace, dishonor, disrepute, humiliation, ignominy, infamy, obloquy, odium, opprobrium, shame

demureness, down-to-earthness, humbleness, humility, modesty

diffidence, meekness, shyness, timidity, timidness
2 an asset that brings praise or renown
  • An architectural and acoustical masterpiece, the concert hall is the pride of the whole city.
Synonyms of pride

boast, credit, crown jewel, glory, honor, jewel, treasure, trophy
Words Related to pride

pièce de résistance, showpiece

attraction, feature, highlight

distinction, excellence, merit, value, virtue
Phrases Synonymous with pride

a feather in one's cap
Near Antonyms of pride

disgrace, dishonor

blemish, blot, defect, shame, slur, smirch, smudge, stain, stigma

eyesore, fright, horror, mess
3 an often unjustified feeling of being pleased with oneself or with one's situation or achievements
  • so full of pride that they were ripe for a big comedown
Synonyms of pride

bighead, complacence, complacency, conceit, conceitedness, ego, egotism, pomposity, pompousness, pridefulness, self-admiration, self-conceit, self-esteem, self-glory, self-importance, self-love, self-satisfaction, smugness, swelled head, vaingloriousness, vainglory, vainness, vanity
Words Related to pride

assurance, confidence, self-assurance, self-confidence

self-righteousness

arrogance, disdainfulness, haughtiness, imperiousness, lordliness, self-assertion, snobbishness, superciliousness, superiority

hubris, overconfidence, presumption

pretense (or pretence), pretension, pretentiousness

egoism, self-centeredness, selfishness

self-pride, self-respect
Near Antonyms of pride

diffidence, self-doubt

self-disgust, self-hate, self-loathing

altruism, unselfishness

bashfulness, demureness, shyness, timidity, timidness

passiveness, passivity
Antonyms of pride

humbleness, humility, modesty
4 individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class
  • crackerjack test pilots who are the pride of the navy's air arm
Synonyms of pride

aristocracy, best, choice, cream, crème de la crème, elect, elite, fat, flower, pick, prime, royalty, upper crust
Words Related to pride

establishment, gentry, nobility, quality, society, top, top drawer, upper class
Phrases Synonymous with pride

cream of the crop, Hall of Fame
Near Antonyms of pride

commoners, herd, hoi polloi, masses, millions, mob, multitude, rank and file, unwashed

pride

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of pride

to think highly of (oneself)
  • He prides himself on the quality of his writing.
Synonyms of pride

flatter, plume
Words Related to pride

boast, brag, crow, swagger, vaunt

congratulate, felicitate

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