prouder

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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Appeared in the August 14, 2025, print edition as 'This Family Couldn’t Be Prouder Of the Adult Living in the Basement'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 13, 2025

Prouder still, perhaps, that his players belonged on the same pitch as Manchester United.

From The Guardian • Feb. 21, 2011

Prouder of the new Goudy type than anyone else last week were the executives of Manhattan's smart department store, Saks Fifth Avenue.

From Time Magazine Archive

Prouder still is he of the fact that his son, also Walter, also sits in the House.

From Time Magazine Archive

Prouder in his rags than the Emperor in his purple! and justly too, for he achieved the very apotheosis of dirt—animate, no doubt, as well as inanimate.

From Such Is Life by Furphy, Joseph