Synonyms for prideful
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Arrogant — full of pride
arrogant, disdainful, haughty, proud, supercilious, overbearing, swaggering, imperious, lordly, sniffy, presumptuous, orgulous dated
2. Triumphant
Definitions
- adj. 1
Full of pride.
- adj. 2
Taking pride in something.
Related words
- Word family
- pridefulness
Example sentences
- proud He is proud that his father was a great scientist.
- arrogant I don't need the validation of an arrogant person.
- haughty That haughty girl thinks she's better than everyone.
- disdainful Dan isn't an arrogant and disdainful guy.
- triumphant Camillus returned to the city triumphant.
- exultant Mary was in an exultant mood after her great exam results.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| prideful | rising | |
| proud | rising | |
| arrogant | rising | |
| haughty | rising | |
| disdainful | rising | |
| triumphant | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- proud1
- 6 letters
- lordly2, sniffy2
- 7 letters
- haughty2
- 8 letters
- arrogant3, jubilant3, exultant3, exulting3, orgulous
- 9 letters
- imperious4, triumphal3
- 10 letters
- triumphant3, disdainful3, swaggering3
- 11 letters
- overbearing4
- 12 letters
- presumptuous4, supercilious5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (lordly2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- orgueilleux
- Italiano
- orgoglioso
- Deutsch
- hochmütig