Definitions

prideful

[prahyd-fuhl] / ˈpraɪd fəl /

ADJECTIVE

arrogant; overly proud

Synonyms

WEAK

aloof assuming audacious autocratic biggety boastful bossy bragging cavalier cheeky cocky cold-shoulder conceited contemptuous cool disdainful dismissive domineering egotistic egotistical haughty high-and-mighty high-handed imperious insolent know-it-all lofty lordly narcissistic on an ego trip on one's high horse overbearing overweening peremptory pompous presumptuous pretentious puffed up scornful self-important self-satisfied smug sniffy snippy snobbish snooty snotty stuck-up supercilious superior swaggering uppity vain vainglorious

ADJECTIVE

self-respecting

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dignified proud self-respecting upstanding

Example Sentences

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This is not the time to be prideful about how much stress and responsibility you can take on.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 9, 2026

"Keeping Up Appearances was so joyous because it mocked the absurdity of prideful status-seeking," she noted of the Patricia Routledge-starring 1990s BBC sitcom.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2025

I feel like the people who are from L.A. are embracing it more than ever because there is a lot to be prideful about.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2024

Indeed, Friday’s scrimmage doubled as a celebration of UW’s prideful past.

From Seattle Times • May 4, 2024

The other image was of Ann Atwater: contentious, prideful, towering and immutable as a mountain.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

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