proudest

ADJECTIVE

pleased, pleasing

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appreciative glad great honored illustrious noble satisfied

WEAK

august content contented dignified eminent fiery fine glorious gorgeous grand gratified gratifying great-hearted imposing impressive magnificent majestic memorable red-letter rewarding satisfying self-respecting spirited splendid stately sublime superb valiant vigorous well-pleased

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ignorant infamous lowly undignified unimportant unknown

WEAK

humble meek modest sad sorry

ADJECTIVE

arrogant, self-important

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cocky dismissive

WEAK

bloated boastful cavalier conceited contemptuous cool disdainful domineering egotistic egotistical haughty high-and-mighty high-handed huffy imperious insolent lofty narcissistic ostentatious overbearing pompous presumptuous pretentious puffed up scornful self-satisfied sniffy snobbish snooty stuck-up supercilious superior vain vainglorious

Antonyms

WEAK

humble meek modest sad sorry

Example Sentences

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She told the Las Vegas Review-Journal her proudest accomplishment was “making sure I got all my children through high school and college”—and she wound up being awarded several honorary degrees herself.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

“I served on that Board of Supervisors for 17 years, and it’s one of my proudest pieces of public policy,” Peskin said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Kelly: What are you proudest of in your career?

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

“Some of my proudest moments of my career are my clients I’ve worked with since they had 1,000 subscribers on YouTube,” Berman says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

For what it's worth, I think it would be incredibly depressing if your actual proudest moment happened in middle school, You can't imagine how much I hated middle school.

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli