prideful

adjective

ˈprīd-fəl How to pronounce prideful (audio)
Definition of pridefulnext
1
as in proud
having or displaying feelings of scorn for what is regarded as beneath oneself prideful intellectuals long considered rock music unworthy of serious study

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2
as in arrogant
having too high an opinion of oneself at the wedding the prideful snobs ignored their poor relations

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3
as in triumphant
having or expressing feelings of joy or triumph flashed a prideful smile as she received her college diploma

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Recent Examples of prideful But when insecure, Venus in Leo’s approach can come across as performative, prideful and overly invested in being chosen. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026 True to its name, the pub in Overland Park housed more than 100 passionate and prideful Dutch supporters who came together to watch the Netherlands face Japan in what some are calling the game of the World Cup so far. — Kansas City Star, 15 June 2026 The Long Good Friday (1980) Morals and ethics are at the heart of this British crime classic, which follows Harold Shand (Bob Hoskins), a prideful London gangster with lofty ambitions to restore England to its former glory. — Eric Farwell, Entertainment Weekly, 12 June 2026 But Randle is a prideful player, and a move to the second unit would likely be considered a demotion in his eyes. — Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 13 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for prideful
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prideful
  1. proud
  2. arrogant
  3. triumphant
  4. haughty
  5. smug
  6. ecstatic
  7. conceited
  8. vainglorious
Adjective
  • Aduba will play Allegra Miller, a proud New Yorker fighting developers to keep her home and change her life forever.
    — Isabelle Farina, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Docking the Akira One for the last time, Nathan feels proud that his team kept it together despite being on the edge of collapse literally the entire time.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of proud
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  • Elon Musk — Ike Barinholtz has Musk wandering in from another movie, or dimension, a ramble-y, arrogant but ultimately comically non-threatening figure.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The loud-mouthed cameos from ex-soccer players Zlatan Ibrahimović and Eric Cantona in Nike’s World Cup hero film Rip the Script were indicative of this, chiming with an older, more arrogant vision of Nike seen in the ’90s and the aughts.
    — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of arrogant
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  • The Oscars love sprawling biopics, underdogs and triumphant stories in which seemingly insurmountable obstacles are eventually overcome.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
  • After the Sacramento Kings were caught for a shot-clock violation on the first possession of Monday’s preseason game, Luka Doncic raised his fists toward the Lakers bench with a triumphant grin to symbolize the successful start.
    — Senior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of triumphant
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  • Hermetically sealed tableaux of haughty models daring you to look away from their perfection.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
  • All of those have sometimes been used to paint Rodgers in a certain way – usually as aloof or haughty in articles that typically were unflattering.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
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  • Here was my chance to get out of London, this counterfeit of death with its everywhere rage and its moribund culture and its smug population and its streets steeped in resentment and the sky pressing down like a chloroform rag.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Hilton vouches for their integrity, then quickly pivots into an attack on smug Democrats who take voters for granted.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of smug
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  • There will be loud guitars, deep bass, some ecstatic rhythms and, yes, some silver tears will make an appearance!
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026
  • At first, Gonsolin was ecstatic to step on the mound, and then, his competitive spirit began to sprout into confidence.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of ecstatic
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  • Meanwhile, Johnson reprises his role as Moana's bantering reluctant partner, the shapeshifting trickster demigod Maui, alongside Jemaine Clement again voicing the conceited giant crustacean Tamatoa.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 9 July 2026
  • Avoid Burying Praise in Negatives To avoid making children too conceited, parents might bury praise in the midst of negatives.
    — Wayne Parker, Parents, 8 Mar. 2026
Definition of conceited
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  • Claire’s elective death therefore remains a problematic choice for some viewers, an act of vainglorious selfishness from a woman who was never terribly nice to begin with.
    — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 24 May 2026
  • Melodramatic and vainglorious, moody and capricious, a fidgety, neurotic hypochondriac, Stalin was a bundle of appalling contradictions.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Feb. 2026
Definition of vainglorious

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“Prideful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prideful. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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