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PRIDEFUL: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for PRIDEFUL?

Need another word that means the same as “prideful”? Find 14 synonyms for “prideful” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Prideful” are: disdainful, haughty, imperious, lordly, overbearing, sniffy, supercilious, swaggering, exultant, exulting, jubilant, rejoicing, triumphal, triumphant

Prideful as an Adjective

Definitions of "Prideful" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “prideful” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

  • Having an excessively high opinion of oneself.
  • Having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy.
  • Joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success.

Synonyms of "Prideful" as an adjective (14 Words)

disdainfulShowing contempt or lack of respect.
With a last disdainful look she turned towards the door.
exultantTriumphantly happy.
He waved to the exultant crowds.
exultingJoyful and proud especially because of triumph or success.
He gave an exulting cry.
haughtyHaving or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy.
A haughty British aristocrat.
imperiousHaving or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy.
His imperious demands.
jubilantJoyful and proud especially because of triumph or success.
A large number of jubilant fans ran on to the pitch.
lordlyOf or befitting a lord.
Heir to a lordly fortune.
overbearingExpecting unquestioning obedience.
An overbearing ill tempered brute.
rejoicingJoyful and proud especially because of triumph or success.
Rejoicing crowds filled the streets on VJ Day.
sniffyHaving or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy.
Very sniffy about breaches of etiquette.
superciliousExpressive of contempt.
His mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air.
swaggeringFlamboyantly adventurous.
A swaggering bully.
triumphalMade, carried out, or used in celebration of a great victory or achievement.
A triumphal success.
triumphantExperiencing triumph.
A triumphant shout.

Usage Examples of "Prideful" as an adjective

  • Walked with a prideful swagger.
  • A stern and prideful schoolmaster.
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