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pride
noun as in self-esteem
Strongest matches
delight, dignity, ego, happiness, honor, joy, pleasure, satisfaction, self-confidence, self-respect
Strong matches
egoism, egotism, face, gratification, pridefulness, repletion, self-love, self-regard, self-satisfaction, self-sufficiency, self-worth, sufficiency
Weak matches
amour-propre, self-admiration, self-glorification, self-trust
noun as in arrogance, self-importance
Strongest match
Strong matches
airs, cockiness, conceit, condescension, contumely, disdainfulness, ego trip, egoism, egotism, haughtiness, hauteur, hubris, immodesty, insolence, loftiness, narcissism, overconfidence, patronage, presumption, pretension, pretentiousness, self-love, smugness, snobbery, superciliousness, swagger, vainglory, vanity
Weak matches
big-headedness, proud flesh, self-exaltation, superbity, swelled head
noun as in treasure; best
Example Sentences
"The very existence of a diaspora is a clear signal to the entire world that something is wrong in Chechnya. It's a matter of personal pride and political image," Mr Dennis told the BBC.
"Language and culture were barriers, families and teachers were often unwilling to let them pursue the sport, and even introducing the rules of blind cricket took time. But now they are all competing with pride."
Macksoud was raised to believe one’s home was their pride, but she realized, “I’m built differently,” she said.
Macksoud was raised to believe one’s home was their pride, but she realized, “I’m built differently,” she said.
Or so Amanda Vaill argues in her dual biography “Pride and Pleasure: The Schuyler Sisters in an Age of Revolution.”
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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