prideful

adjective

ˈprīd-fəl How to pronounce prideful (audio)
Definition of pridefulnext
1
as in proud
having or displaying feelings of scorn for what is regarded as beneath oneself prideful intellectuals long considered rock music unworthy of serious study

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2
as in arrogant
having too high an opinion of oneself at the wedding the prideful snobs ignored their poor relations

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3
as in triumphant
having or expressing feelings of joy or triumph flashed a prideful smile as she received her college diploma

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Recent Examples of prideful Beginning with the pilot, there’s also been an appealing restlessness to Kate, a loose physicality and prideful disregard for glamour. — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2026 But when insecure, Venus in Leo’s approach can come across as performative, prideful and overly invested in being chosen. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026 True to its name, the pub in Overland Park housed more than 100 passionate and prideful Dutch supporters who came together to watch the Netherlands face Japan in what some are calling the game of the World Cup so far. — Kansas City Star, 15 June 2026 The Long Good Friday (1980) Morals and ethics are at the heart of this British crime classic, which follows Harold Shand (Bob Hoskins), a prideful London gangster with lofty ambitions to restore England to its former glory. — Eric Farwell, Entertainment Weekly, 12 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for prideful
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prideful
  1. proud
  2. arrogant
  3. triumphant
  4. haughty
  5. smug
  6. ecstatic
  7. conceited
  8. vainglorious
Adjective
  • Now, Foxx not only has a new outlook on life, but is a proud dad of three.
    — Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Takeshi’s father is a petty and proud man, in ways continually expanded upon throughout the film’s runtime, though how he’s actually framed never truly changes.
    — Kambole Campbell, Variety, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of proud
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  • Using an acronym meant for minor zoning squabbles against resistance to a massive, 80 mph express train slicing through dense residential blocks is an arrogant posture that completely obscures the true nature of this unconscionable project.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Steve Buscemi as Harry’s regular fence; Tatiana Maslany as his estranged daughter; and Will Price as the arrogant, heat-packing scion of a Manhattan crime family also star.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of arrogant
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  • A bit later, a shaggy-haired knight would win the final competition, beat his chest, and throw a triumphant fist in the air as his section screamed for him.
    — Alessandra Schade, Vanity Fair, 28 Oct. 2026
  • His triumphant exit after a decade was the talk of the spring 2027 season.
    — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of triumphant
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  • Vying for dominance as well are the haughty, self-serving bureaucrats of the area’s bustling capital of South Wood (Jemaine Clement, Marc Evan Jackson), who pull their political strings from the relative safety of the grand Pittock Mansion.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Snell wanted the Dashwoods to dress as if no whole costume team is coordinating things behind them — though haughty sister-in-law Fanny (Stacy Martin) is another matter.
    — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of haughty
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  • The typically smug host appeared upset earlier this year at the Golden Globes when presenter Wanda Sykes roasted him and another nominee up for best performance in stand-up comedy on television, Ricky Gervais.
    — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Here was my chance to get out of London, this counterfeit of death with its everywhere rage and its moribund culture and its smug population and its streets steeped in resentment and the sky pressing down like a chloroform rag.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of smug
Adjective
  • Heading upward, these slides impart moments of ecstatic, unworldly levitation.
    — Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Nevertheless, Eisenkot was ecstatic and determined late Tuesday as initial exit polls suggested a big loss for Netanyahu.
    — Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of ecstatic
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  • Played by Jesse Eisenberg, Zuckerberg is dramatized as a conceited, socially awkward college student who repeatedly burns allies in pursuit of power.
    — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Meanwhile, Johnson reprises his role as Moana's bantering reluctant partner, the shapeshifting trickster demigod Maui, alongside Jemaine Clement again voicing the conceited giant crustacean Tamatoa.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 9 July 2026
Definition of conceited
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  • Claire’s elective death therefore remains a problematic choice for some viewers, an act of vainglorious selfishness from a woman who was never terribly nice to begin with.
    — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 24 May 2026
  • Melodramatic and vainglorious, moody and capricious, a fidgety, neurotic hypochondriac, Stalin was a bundle of appalling contradictions.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Feb. 2026
Definition of vainglorious

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