PROUDLY Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

proudly

adverb

Definition of proudly

as in boldly

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Recent Examples of proudly Some proudly noted that a local Walmart now stocks special flour for arepas. — Elliot Spagat, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026 Upcoming in October is a historic quilt show at the Avon Congregational Church — which proudly celebrates its heritage as a church of local abolitionists. — Nora Oakes Howard, Hartford Courant, 16 Sep. 2026 From Coney Island to Williamsburg, from Manhattan to Queens and even out to Long Island, the couple was so generous and active in the community that restaurants the two frequented still proudly display photos of the Alonsos. — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 14 Sep. 2026 While Janey is haunted by her past and Miranda wears hers proudly, Jessie has done her best to assimilate into mainstream white culture, having been adopted by a white Canadian couple. — Marya E. Gates, IndieWire, 13 Sep. 2026 After Israel destroyed Jenin refugee camp during the Second Intifada in 2002, a young girl looked into Mohammad Bakri’s camera and said that Palestinians would live proudly as eagles and die standing like lions. — Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026 Keith’s red helmet, still covered in soot, and a photograph of him grinning, sit proudly on display. — Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026 Judy and Courtney Stecker CNBC Cures is proudly underwritten by Alexion, AstraZeneca Rare Disease, whose support enables our journalism to elevate stories that advance research, innovation and patient care in rare diseases. — Gerry Smith, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026 Chanen is among a new generation of wives and girlfriends of pro athletes, aka WAGs, who have proudly reclaimed the once-demeaning term. — Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026

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This plot and the film’s glossy aping of grindhouse aesthetics suggest the movie will be gnarly and boldly engrossing.

— Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
In the Dash film and across the Prada show, Cao boldly addresses a critical quandary (one that is underlined by her pairing of romantic and pastoral imagery with posters that once promoted Mao- and Reform-era agricultural mechanization initiatives).

— Pablo Larios, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of boldly

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Y’know, the two living, breathing, helpless children forced to sit idle while their mother and (almost) step-father constantly and brazenly risk abandoning them.

— Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026
Jealousy and entitlement steer the actions of middling white writer June Hayward, who brazenly steals the manuscript of her much more talented friend, Chinese-American author, Athena Liu, after being the sole witness to Athena’s death.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of brazenly

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The characters are all in a continual state of collision, their shifting conflicts inflamed by Coriolanus’ arrogantly uncompromising nature.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
But the majority in 2019 said federal courts aren’t competent to decide when gerrymandering goes too far, even when the culprits arrogantly boast about it, as some did in Tallahassee.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026

Definition of arrogantly

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Hazel swung the lamp in her hand and looked contemptuously at Ginny, surrounded by the naturalists and the teachers, who whispered encouragement.

— Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
Men sneered contemptuously at them, while teenagers used their names as insults.

— Mikhail Zygar, Vanity Fair, 7 Jan. 2026

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