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

From MarketWatch • Mar. 9, 2026

The depictions of Klingons have shifted over the years, but it’s clear Takei is invoking the more brutal, prideful and authoritarian version introduced in the original series in the 1960s.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2025

She was not just prideful; she was bragging.

From Salon • Apr. 22, 2025

"Keeping Up Appearances was so joyous because it mocked the absurdity of prideful status-seeking," she noted of the Patricia Routledge-starring 1990s BBC sitcom.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2025

The next day she returned to school walking with extreme dignity, not prideful, but encumbered by accoutrements hitherto unfamiliar to her.

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee

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