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proudadjective having or displaying feelings of scorn for what is regarded as beneath oneselfthe unemployed woman was too proud to take a job as a maid disdainful, haughty, highfalutin(also hifalutin), lofty, lordly, prideful, superior complacent, conceited, egoistic, egotistic(also egotistical), important, self-assertive, self-conceited, self-contented, self-important, self-satisfied, smug, uppity, vain, vaingloriousarrogant, pretentious, sniffy, snobbish, stuck-up, superciliouscavalier, overbearing, overweening, peremptory, swaggeringhigh-sounding, pompouscondescending, patronizingcocky, overconfident, presuming, presumptuousbloated, boastful, bombastic, self-glorifyingaudacious, bold, brash, brassy, cheeky, cocksure, forward, impertinent, impudent, saucyconfident, presuming, self-assured, self-confident, surebossy, domineering, high-handed, imperiousegocentric, self-centered, selfishdominating, magisterial, masterful humble, lowly, modest demure, homely, meek, unassuming, unpretending, unpretentiousbashful, retiring, shy, timiddiffident, self-doubtingacquiescent, compliant, deferential, ingratiating, resigned, submissive, unassertive, yieldingapologetic, cowering, cringing, shrinkingpassive, quiet, reserved, subdued, unobtrusive having too high an opinion of oneselfa proud cheerleader who thought she should be treated like royalty assured, biggety(or biggity, Southern & Midland), bigheaded, complacent, conceited, consequential, egoistic(also egoistical), egotistic(or egotistical), important, overweening, pompous, prideful, self-conceited, self-important, self-opinionated, self-satisfied, smug, stuck-up, swellheaded, vain, vainglorious blusterous, blustery, boastful, bombastic, braggart, bragging, braggy, cocky, swaggeringarrogant, assumptive, bumptious, cavalier, chesty, disdainful, fastuous, haughty, high-and-mighty, high-hat, huffy, lofty, lordly, masterful, peremptory, pontifical, self-asserting, self-assertive, snobbish, snobby, snooty, supercilious, superior, toplofty(also toploftical), uppish, uppitydomineering, high-handed, imperioushighfalutin(also hifalutin), holier-than-thou, pretentiousoverconfident, presuming, presumptuousconfident, self-assured, self-confidentself-adulatory, self-congratulatory, self-contented, self-gratulatoryself-applauding, self-dramatizing, self-glorifying, self-promotingself-affected, self-centered, self-engrossed, selfishcondescending, patronizing egoless, humble, modest, uncomplacent diffident, self-critical, self-distrustful, self-doubting, self-reproachful, self-reprovingmeek, timid, unassertivedown-to-earth, unarrogant, unassuming, unpretentiousbashful, demure, introverted, mousy(or mousey), overmodest, retiring, sheepish, shrinking, shy large and impressive in size, grandeur, extent, or conceptionthe old neighborhood was known for its stately trees and proud Victorian houses august, baronial, epic, gallant, glorious, grand, grandiose, heroic(also heroical), Homeric, imperial, imposing, magnific, magnificent, majestic, massive, monumental, noble, regal, royal, splendid, stately colossal, monstrous, prodigious, stupendous, tremendouskingly, lordly, princely, queenlyawesome, awful, cosmic(also cosmical), sublime, wondrousformidable, impressive, prepossessing, redoubtableapocalyptic(also apocalyptical), inflated, operatic, overblown, pompousmarvelous(or marvellous), superb, terrific, wonderfulextravagant, lavish, luxurious, opulent, palatial, palatine, sumptuousgorgeous, resplendent, splendiferousextraordinary, killer, remarkable, sensational, strikingcelestial, divine, heavenly humble, unheroic, unimposing, unimpressive lowly, modest, unprepossessingaverage, common, mediocre, ordinary, run-of-the-mill, second-rateabject, mean, meretricious, shabby, sordidinsignificant, measly, paltry, petty, puny, trifling, trivial having or expressing feelings of joy or triumphin his acceptance letter he assured his soon-to-be boss that he was proud to be joining such a fine company cock-a-hoop, crank(chiefly dialect), crowing, exultant, exulting, glorying, jubilant, prideful, rejoicing, triumphant ecstatic, elated, euphoricarrogant, boastful, cockyconquering, victorious, winning crestfallen, defeated, dejected, depressed, disconsolate, dispirited, downcast proud, arrogant, haughty, lordly, insolent, overbearing, supercilious, disdainful mean showing scorn for inferiors.proud may suggest an assumed superiority or loftiness.too proud to take charity arrogant implies a claiming for oneself of more consideration or importance than is warranted.a conceited and arrogant executive haughty suggests a consciousness of superior birth or position.a haughty aristocrat lordly implies pomposity or an arrogant display of power.a lordly condescension insolent implies contemptuous haughtiness.ignored by an insolent waiter overbearing suggests a tyrannical manner or an intolerable insolence.an overbearing supervisor supercilious implies a cool, patronizing haughtiness.an aloof and supercilious manner disdainful suggests a more active and openly scornful superciliousness.disdainful of their social inferiors before the 12th century |