Synonyms of prideful

prideful

adjective

ˈprīd-fəl 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• proud
• arrogant
• haughty
• smug
• selfish
• disdainful
• cavalier
• superior
• domineering
• conceited
• confident
• vainglorious
• lofty
• lordly
• highfalutin
• supercilious
• egotistic
• snobbish
• egoistic
• boastful
• important
• complacent
• dominating
• uppity
• pretentious
• vain
• cocky
• overconfident
• condescending
• swaggering
• self-important
• pompous
• self-conceited
• overbearing
• patronizing
• impudent
• self-satisfied
• presumptuous
• bombastic
• egocentric
• self-contented
• self-assertive
• stuck-up
• high-sounding
• cheeky
• brassy
• bossy
• saucy
• overweening
• cocksure
• sniffy
• audacious
• self-centered
• bloated
• brash
• self-assured
• self-confident
• peremptory
• impertinent
• bold
• self-glorifying
• masterful
• imperious
• high-handed
• sure
• magisterial
• forward
• presuming

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• humble
• modest
• lowly
• meek
• timid
• unassuming
• homely
• unpretentious
• bashful
• shy
• demure
• unpretending
• diffident
• submissive
• retiring
• deferential
• passive
• apologetic
• unassertive
• compliant
• acquiescent
• ingratiating
• quiet
• resigned
• yielding
• subdued
• self-doubting
• shrinking
• unobtrusive
• reserved
• cringing
• cowering

2

as in smug

having too high an opinion of oneself

at the wedding the prideful snobs ignored their poor relations

Synonyms & Similar Words

• smug
• arrogant
• proud
• conceited
• vain
• vainglorious
• selfish
• domineering
• egotistic
• self-important
• egoistic
• confident
• complacent
• important
• pompous
• bigheaded
• self-conceited
• self-satisfied
• boastful
• stuck-up
• consequential
• cocky
• overweening
• haughty
• assured
• biggety
• supercilious
• snobbish
• self-opinionated
• braggy
• bombastic
• high-and-mighty
• snobby
• swaggering
• bumptious
• cavalier
• braggart
• swellheaded
• overconfident
• uppity
• snooty
• bragging
• blusterous
• assumptive
• disdainful
• masterful
• pretentious
• self-assertive
• blustery
• holier-than-thou
• self-assured
• pontifical
• self-confident
• presumptuous
• uppish
• high-handed
• chesty
• huffy
• self-centered
• superior
• fastuous
• high-hat
• imperious
• toplofty
• condescending
• patronizing
• lordly
• lofty
• presuming
• self-asserting
• peremptory
• self-congratulatory
• self-contented
• self-glorifying
• highfalutin
• self-promoting
• self-engrossed
• self-dramatizing
• self-gratulatory
• self-affected
• self-applauding
• self-adulatory

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• humble
• modest
• egoless
• timid
• diffident
• meek
• self-critical
• unassertive
• unassuming
• uncomplacent
• self-doubting
• unpretentious
• down-to-earth
• sheepish
• bashful
• introverted
• shy
• self-reproachful
• self-distrustful
• shrinking
• demure
• mousy
• self-reproving
• retiring
• unarrogant
• overmodest

3

as in triumphant

having or expressing feelings of joy or triumph

flashed a prideful smile as she received her college diploma

Synonyms & Similar Words

• triumphant
• proud
• arrogant
• ecstatic
• jubilant
• exultant
• rejoicing
• exulting
• boastful
• glorying
• crowing
• victorious
• crank
• cocky
• euphoric
• elated
• cock-a-hoop
• winning
• conquering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• defeated
• depressed
• dejected
• downcast
• dispirited
• disconsolate
• crestfallen

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of prideful

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

But Randle is a prideful player, and a move to the second unit would likely be considered a demotion in his eyes. — Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 13 May 2026

The Lebanese are a prideful people and see themselves in Ajram. — Danny Hajjar, Rolling Stone, 12 May 2026