Synonyms for pride
- noun
- verb
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Self-respect — the quality or state of being proud. A sense of one's own worth; reasonable self-esteem and satisfaction (in…
self-respect, arrogance, dignity, self-esteem, conceit, honor US, honour UK, haughtiness, self-love, vainglory, egotism, vanity, loftiness, presumption, hauteur
2. Disdain — proud or disdainful behavior or treatment that reflects such an attitude (of haughtiness); arrogance
Other
self-confidence, lust, pomp, flower, sandpiper, pridefulness rare
Verb
1. Congratulate
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
The quality or state of being proud. A sense of one's own worth; reasonable self-esteem and satisfaction (in oneself, in one's work, one's family, etc).
He takes great pride in his work.
- n. 2
Proud or disdainful behavior or treatment that reflects such an attitude (of haughtiness); arrogance.
- v. 1
To take or experience pride in something; to be proud of it.
I pride myself on being a good judge of character.
Related words
- Word family
- prideful
- Phrases
- take pride pride festival pride flag pride parade
- Is a kind of
- worthiness
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Pride is an absorbing sense of one's own greatness; haughtiness feels one's own superiority to others; disdain sees contemptuously the inferiority of others to oneself. Presumption claims place or privilege above one's right; pride deems nothing too high.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- dignity Your assumptions may rob someone of their dignity.
- arrogance Tom's boss's behaviour smacked of crass arrogance.
- lust Love is merely a lyrical way of referring to lust.
By length
- 4 letters
- lust1, pomp1
- 5 letters
- honor2, plume1
- 6 letters
- honour2, flower2, vanity3, hubris2
- 7 letters
- dignity3, disdain2, conceit2, egotism4, hauteur
- 9 letters
- arrogance3, sandpiper, vainglory, loftiness
- 11 letters
- presumption3, haughtiness
- 12 letters
- congratulate4, pridefulness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (honor2 = 2 syllables).