PRIDEFULNESS Synonyms: 94 Similar and Opposite Words

pridefulness

noun

as in pride

a reasonable or justifiable sense of one's worth or importance The twins were beaming with pridefulness as they accepted their college diplomas together.

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as in vanity

an often unjustified feeling of being pleased with oneself or with one's situation or achievements an inordinate amount of pridefulness for someone who has much to be modest about

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Noun

Employees got into the Duke fun, too, showing a sense of pride in the character and its relationship to their home base.

— Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026
Some still believe in the system or feel genuine national pride.

— Jieun Baek, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of pride

Noun

The primary suite comes with its own fireplace, walk-in closet and a spa bathroom with a soaking tub, dual vanities and a separate shower.

— Lauryn Azu, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026
But for a complexion that suddenly looks lifted, contoured, and a few years younger, Le Lift Crème Riche gets priority space in our vanities.

— Jenny Berg, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of vanity

Noun

Someone may push an opinion too hard, take credit, or turn a simple discussion into a battle of egos.

— Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026
Inevitably, the movie is not quite as interior, but Jean-Luc Godard uses each male character’s contentious interpretation of The Odyssey as a reflection of their own egos.

— Radhika Seth, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026

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But the Workers’ Party (PT) leader, who was accused of arrogance and of failing to understand the needs of young gig-economy workers, shook up his strategy, said Igor Gielow in Folha de São Paulo.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 31 Oct. 2026
McVay and Snead have effectively built a culture of arrogance.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026

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