English adjective: proud | |||
1. | proud feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride | ||
Samples | Proud parents. Proud of his accomplishments. A proud moment. Proud to serve his country. A proud name. Proud princes. | ||
Similar | arrogant, beaming, big, big, bigheaded, boastful, braggart, bragging, braggy, chesty, cock-a-hoop, conceited, crowing, dignified, disdainful, egotistic, egotistical, haughty, house-proud, imperious, lordly, overbearing, overproud, persnickety, pleased, prideful, proud of, purse-proud, self-aggrandising, self-aggrandizing, self-conceited, self-important, self-respectful, self-respecting, shabby-genteel, sniffy, snooty, snot-nosed, snotty, stuck-up, supercilious, swaggering, swelled, swollen, swollen-headed, too big for one's breeches, uppish, vain, vainglorious | ||
See also | immodest | ||
Attribute | pride | ||
Antonyms | humble | ||
2. | proud having or displaying great dignity or nobility | ||
Samples | A gallant pageant. Lofty ships. Majestic cities. Proud alpine peaks. | ||
Synonyms | gallant, lofty, majestic | ||
Similar | impressive | ||
Antonyms | unimpressive | ||