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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Knoxville was a small but prideful city at the time.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Mar. 9, 2026

And the idea that what we think is right trumps everything and that our children are just extensions of ourselves, accessories, things to be judged in relation to us, as either prideful or shameful.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025

She was not just prideful; she was bragging.

From Salon • Apr. 22, 2025

Now, Hooper was leaning on his elbow, looking up, his face prideful, in the flickering light from the bonfire.

From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill

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