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as in proud
having or displaying feelings of scorn for what is regarded as beneath oneself
prideful intellectuals long considered rock music unworthy of serious study
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as in smug
having too high an opinion of oneself
at the wedding the prideful snobs ignored their poor relations
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as in triumphant
having or expressing feelings of joy or triumph
flashed a prideful smile as she received her college diploma
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Recent Examples of prideful
The Long Good Friday (1980) Morals and ethics are at the heart of this British crime classic, which follows Harold Shand (Bob Hoskins), a prideful London gangster with lofty ambitions to restore England to its former glory.
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Eric Farwell,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 June 2026
But Randle is a prideful player, and a move to the second unit would likely be considered a demotion in his eyes.
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Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
The Lebanese are a prideful people and see themselves in Ajram.
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Danny Hajjar,
Rolling Stone,
12 May 2026
Remember the Icy Hot spread thick across our parents’ prideful backs after a twelve hour shift at work.
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Yesika Salgado,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
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Eric Farwell,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 June 2026
But Randle is a prideful player, and a move to the second unit would likely be considered a demotion in his eyes.
—
Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
The Lebanese are a prideful people and see themselves in Ajram.
—
Danny Hajjar,
Rolling Stone,
12 May 2026
Remember the Icy Hot spread thick across our parents’ prideful backs after a twelve hour shift at work.
—
Yesika Salgado,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for prideful
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prideful
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Swift will either ignore the noise as usual, or smile at the absurdity as a secure, proud childless cat lady.
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Looking back, Fox is proud to be part of such a perennial classic.
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Historian Sandgruber describes how Alois Hitler wrote his 1895 letters in a deeply smug, anti-clerical manner that overestimated his abilities.
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Li at times plays Cola with a smug impetuousness that belies her naivety about this world to a satisfying degree.
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In the 1980s, Hollywood started collaborating with the Department of Defense on films that would paint a more triumphant, patriotic portrait military compared to the critical movies made in the shadow of the Vietnam War.
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West is full of stories about the musical’s triumphant 1994 premiere.
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West Germany, arrogant attitude adjusted, pounded Chile, 4-1.
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Lasso, in his initial introduction to audiences, wasn’t the warm, pun-loving, inspirational coach audiences would eventually embrace through Apple +, but a slightly arrogant buffoon parodying the average American sports fan.
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Avoid Burying Praise in Negatives To avoid making children too conceited, parents might bury praise in the midst of negatives.
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The Pitt definitely feels like the type of workplace where conceited doctors-in-training are pretty much guaranteed to quickly get knocked down a peg.
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Many of the fans were ecstatic to see their home team come to their town.
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The ecstatic scenes across the country after a Mexico win, most notably in Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey, the three host cities, paint the picture of a nation spellbound by its football team.
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Shakespeare’s haughty Roman war hero, revered on the battlefield yet reviled by hungry plebeians, becomes the flash point in a young democracy tearing itself apart over power and sacrifice.
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As such, lionfish possess the haughty confidence of an apex predator.
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Usually, their appeals are in vain, with the Norwegian flagged offside just five times last season, fewer than any other Premier League forward who played at least 900 minutes.
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After booking commercials and minor screen roles during the ’50s and ’60s, he was cast as the vain but rather dim TV news anchor Ted Baxter in 1970.
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“Prideful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prideful. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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