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The synonyms of “Pride” are: pridefulness, superbia, pleasure, joy, delight, gratification, fulfilment, satisfaction, sense of achievement, source of satisfaction, pride and joy, darling, apple of someone's eye, treasured possession, admiration, object of admiration, marvel, self-esteem, dignity, honour, self-respect, ego, self-worth, self-regard, pride in oneself, pride in one's abilities, belief in one's worth, faith in oneself, arrogance, vanity, self-importance, hubris, conceit, conceitedness, self-love, narcissism, egotism, presumption, superciliousness, haughtiness, snobbery, snobbishness, congratulate, plume, be proud of, be proud of oneself for, take pride in, take satisfaction in, congratulate oneself on, flatter oneself on, preen oneself on, pat oneself on the back for, revel in, glory in, delight in, exult in, rejoice in, triumph over
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “pride” as a noun can have the following definitions:
admiration | The feeling aroused by something strange and surprising. They were lost in admiration of the scenery. |
apple of someone's eye | Fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh. |
arrogance | The quality of being arrogant. The arrogance of this man is astounding. |
belief in one's worth | A vague idea in which some confidence is placed. |
conceit | The trait of being unduly vain and conceited false pride. The director s brilliant conceit was to film this tale in black and white. |
conceitedness | The trait of being unduly vain and conceited; false pride. |
darling | A special loved one. He is the darling of Labour s left wing. |
delight | Something or someone that provides a source of happiness. She took great delight in telling your story. |
dignity | The state or quality of being worthy of honour or respect. He respected the dignity of the emissaries. |
ego | (in metaphysics) a conscious thinking subject. He needed a boost to his ego. |
egotism | An inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others. In his arrogance and egotism he underestimated Gill. |
faith in oneself | A strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny. |
fulfilment | The act of consummating something (a desire or promise etc. Technology solutions for e commerce order fulfilment. |
gratification | A source of pleasure. To my immense gratification he arrived on time. |
haughtiness | The appearance or quality of being arrogantly superior and disdainful. Her air of haughtiness. |
honour | The right of driving off first, having won the previous hole. You are an honour to our profession. |
hubris | Overbearing pride or presumption. The self assured hubris among economists was shaken in the late 1980s. |
joy | A thing that causes joy. The joys of country living. |
marvel | Something that causes feelings of wonder. The marvels of technology. |
narcissism | An exceptional interest in and admiration for yourself. |
object of admiration | A constituent that is acted upon. |
pleasure | An event or activity from which one derives enjoyment. He was tingling with pleasure. |
presumption | An idea that is taken to be true on the basis of probability. Underlying presumptions about human nature. |
pride and joy | Satisfaction with your (or another’s) achievements. |
pride in one's abilities | The trait of being spurred on by a dislike of falling below your standards. |
pride in oneself | Unreasonable and inordinate self-esteem (personified as one of the deadly sins. |
pridefulness | A feeling of self-respect and personal worth. |
satisfaction | Act of fulfilling a desire or need or appetite. I looked round with satisfaction. |
self-esteem | A feeling of pride in yourself. |
self-importance | An exaggerated opinion of your own importance. |
self-love | An exceptional interest in and admiration for yourself. |
self-regard | The quality of being worthy of esteem or respect. |
self-respect | The quality of being worthy of esteem or respect. |
self-worth | The quality of being worthy of esteem or respect. |
sense of achievement | Sound practical judgment. |
snobbery | The trait of condescending to those of lower social status. The worst aspects of English class snobbery. |
snobbishness | The trait of condescending to those of lower social status. |
source of satisfaction | A process by which energy or a substance enters a system. |
superbia | Unreasonable and inordinate self-esteem (personified as one of the deadly sins. |
superciliousness | The trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior. |
treasured possession | Art highly prized for its beauty or perfection. |
vanity | The trait of being unduly vain and conceited; false pride. It flattered his vanity to think I was in love with him. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “pride” as a verb can have the following definitions:
be proud of | Have life, be alive. |
be proud of oneself for | To remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted — used only in infinitive form. |
congratulate | Pride or congratulate oneself for an achievement. She congratulated herself on her powers of deduction. |
congratulate oneself on | Be proud of. |
delight in | Take delight in. |
exult in | To express great joy. |
flatter oneself on | Praise somewhat dishonestly. |
glory in | Rejoice proudly. |
pat oneself on the back for | Hit lightly. |
plume | Deck with a plume. Smoke plumed from the chimneys. |
preen oneself on | Pride or congratulate (oneself) for an achievement. |
rejoice in | Feel happiness or joy. |
revel in | Take delight in. |
take pride in | Get into one’s hands, take physically. |
take satisfaction in | Take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect. |
triumph over | To express great joy. |
arrogance | The quality of being arrogant. The arrogance of this man is astounding. |
arrogant | Having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pride. An arrogant official. |
blowhard | A boastful or pompous person. The segregationist blowhards who would dominate the politics of my state for a generation. |
bluster | Vain and empty boasting. Their threats contained a measure of bluster. |
boast | Talk with excessive pride and self-satisfaction about one’s achievements, possessions, or abilities. She boasted about her many conquests. |
boastful | Exhibiting self-importance. He always seemed to be rather boastful and above himself. |
bombast | Pompous or pretentious talk or writing. The bombast of gung ho militarism. |
brag | Excellent; first-rate. Games of pontoon brag and poker. |
braggadocio | Vain and empty boasting. |
braggart | A very boastful and talkative person. Braggart men. |
bragging | Excessively proud and boastful talk about one’s achievements or possessions. She interrupted their endless bragging. |
bravado | A bold manner or a show of boldness intended to impress or intimidate. He possesses none of the classic wheeler dealer s casual bravado. |
cocksure | Confident in an excessive or arrogant way. An arrogant and cocksure materialist. |
conceit | The trait of being unduly vain and conceited false pride. He was puffed up with conceit. |
conceited | Excessively proud of oneself; vain. A conceited fool. |
condescending | Characteristic of those who treat others with condescension. A condescending smile. |
egotism | An exaggerated opinion of your own importance. In his arrogance and egotism he underestimated Gill. |
gasconade | An instance of boastful talk. Whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade. |
haughty | Having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy. Haughty aristocrats. |
narcissism | Self-centredness arising from failure to distinguish the self from external objects, either in very young babies or as a feature of mental disorder. |
pomposity | Lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity. His reputation for arrogance and pomposity. |
pompous | Characterized by pomp or splendour. Processions and other pompous shows. |
pontificate | Express one’s opinions in a pompous and dogmatic way. The new professor always pontificates. |
pretentious | Attempting to impress by affecting greater importance or merit than is actually possessed. The pretentious jargon of wine experts. |
proud | Of an event achievement etc causing someone to feel proud. Proud princes. |
proudly | With a feeling of deep pleasure or satisfaction in one’s own achievements, qualities, or possessions or those of someone with whom one is closely associated. Pristine new office buildings stood proudly beside a large car park. |
vainglorious | Excessively proud of oneself or one’s achievements; overly vain. This vainglorious boast of personal infallibility. |
vainglory | Outspoken conceit. His vainglory put the Republic at risk. |
vanity | The trait of being unduly vain and conceited; false pride. The vanity of human wishes. |
vaunt | Boast about or praise (something), especially excessively. An autobiographer is simultaneously vaunted and castigated for revealing more than is deemed proper. |
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