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Synonyms & Antonyms of prideful
1
having or displaying feelings of scorn for what is regarded as beneath oneself
- prideful intellectuals long considered rock music unworthy of serious study
Synonyms for prideful
- disdainful,
- haughty,
- highfalutin
- (also hifalutin),
- lofty,
- lordly,
- proud,
- superior
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2
having too high an opinion of oneself
- at the wedding the prideful snobs ignored their poor relations
Synonyms for prideful
- assured,
- biggety
- (or biggity)
- [Southern & Midland],
- bigheaded,
- complacent,
- conceited,
- consequential,
- egoistic
- (also egoistical),
- egotistic
- (or egotistical),
- important,
- overweening,
- pompous,
- proud,
- self-conceited,
- self-important,
- self-opinionated,
- self-satisfied,
- smug,
- stuck-up,
- swellheaded,
- vain,
- vainglorious
Words Related to prideful
- arrogant,
- assumptive,
- bumptious,
- cavalier,
- chesty,
- disdainful,
- fastuous,
- haughty,
- high-and-mighty,
- high-hat,
- huffy,
- lofty,
- lordly,
- masterful,
- peremptory,
- pontifical,
- self-asserting,
- self-assertive,
- snobbish,
- snobby,
- snooty,
- supercilious,
- superior,
- toplofty
- (also toploftical),
- uppish,
- uppity
- highfalutin
- (also hifalutin),
- holier-than-thou,
- pretentious
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3
having or expressing feelings of joy or triumph
- flashed a prideful smile as she received her college diploma
Synonyms for prideful
- cock-a-hoop,
- crank
- [chiefly dialect],
- crowing,
- exultant,
- exulting,
- glorying,
- jubilant,
- proud,
- rejoicing,
- triumphant
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“Prideful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prideful. Accessed 20 Jun. 2021.
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The first known use of prideful was in the 15th century
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