PROUDLY Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

proudly

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as in boldly

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Recent Examples of proudly Standing proudly in the middle of the courtyard is an enormous oak tree, stretching its branches out in all directions. — Jessica Jungbauer, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2026 In a state with a thriving Latino population, Jefferson Boulevard in Dallas' Oak Cliff neighborhood is one of countless places where Latino culture is proudly on display. — CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026 Maybe that’s an absurd quibble, though, for a series that is proudly manufactured from the very beginning. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2026 After all, The Wicker Husband dances proudly with his wife in front of everyone, satisfies her enough to break their bed, and then fixes said bed without being asked. — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 28 Oct. 2026 An analysis published by NYU’s Journal of Intellectual Property & Entertainment Law discusses how younger consumers embrace dupe culture and proudly share affordable alternatives with friends and followers. — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Oct. 2026 More than 75 years later, the attraction remains family-owned and proudly embraces its Old Florida roots. — Amber Love Bond, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2026 At weddings, brides proudly wear a heavy matrimonial collar, an accessory more often associated with the stockade, while grooms strap carrots to their crotches and waggle them at goats. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026 By Sophie Neiman, Contributor At a foreign exchange stall in a bustling marketplace here in Somaliland’s capital city, Abiquatar Farah proudly holds out a red banknote. — Mahbub Abdillahi, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Oct. 2026

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Enter Flanagan, who boldly set out to reinvent Carrie for the 21st century.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026
Her account opens with an acute examination of the paradoxes of willing (an example of how boldly this memoir follows its philosophical interests).

— James Wood, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of boldly

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The surgeon, James Marion Sims, often referred to as the father of gynecology, brazenly refused to administer anesthesia to his Black victims.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Oct. 2026
And though Reid does his best with the brazenly flirtatious, casually chauvinistic Rapp, Yaga badly overplays its hand with his womanizing.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of brazenly

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But among their best qualities, Dick Riordan was arrogantly confident, Jim Hahn had a steady hand on the tiller, Antonio Villaraigosa was tireless and passionate, Eric Garcetti was a long-range thinker on earthquakes, water and energy.

— Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 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

Definition of contemptuously

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