Synonyms of prides

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noun

plural of pride

1

as in boasts

an asset that brings praise or renown

an architectural and acoustical masterpiece, the concert hall is the pride of the whole city

Synonyms & Similar Words

• boasts
• treasures
• jewels
• trophies
• honors
• highlights
• attractions
• features
• crown jewels
• glories
• excellences
• values
• feathers in one's cap
• credits
• virtues
• merits
• showpieces
• pièces de résistance
• distinctions

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disgraces
• defects
• shames
• stains
• blemishes
• stigmas
• blots
• dishonors
• stigmata
• slurs
• smudges
• horrors
• messes
• frights
• eyesores
• smirches

2

as in best

individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class

crackerjack test pilots who are the pride of the navy's air arm

Synonyms & Similar Words

• best
• aristocracies
• tops
• Halls of Fame
• elites
• qualities
• societies
• elect
• A-lists
• creams
• choices
• royalties
• priesthoods
• flowers
• nobilities
• upper classes
• upper crusts
• primes
• pinks
• picks
• crème de la crème
• establishments
• corps d'elite
• fat
• gentries
• illuminati
• top drawers
• caviars
• caviares
• who's whos

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• millions
• masses
• multitudes
• herds
• commoners
• mobs
• rank and files
• unwasheds
• hoi polloi

prides

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verb

present tense third-person singular of pride

as in congratulates

to think highly of (oneself)

he prides himself on the quality of his writing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• congratulates
• flatters
• boasts
• brags
• vaunts
• plumes
• piques
• swaggers
• felicitates
• crows
• vapors
• swanks
• gasconades
• swashes