proud
proud/proud/
adjective
- feeling deep pleasure or satisfaction as a result of one's own achievements, qualities, or possessions or those of someone with whom one is closely associated."a proud grandma of three boys"synonyms: pleased (with), glad (about/at), happy (about/at/with), delighted (about/at/with), joyful (at), overjoyed (at/over), thrilled (at/about/by/with), well pleased (with), satisfied (with), gratified (at), content (at), appreciative (of)
- having or showing a high or excessively high opinion of oneself or one's importance."a proud, arrogant man"
- slightly projecting from a surface."when the brake is engaged, the lever does not stand proud of the horizontal"synonyms: projecting, sticking out/up, jutting, jutting out, protruding, prominent, raised, convex, elevated
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3 days ago · proud, arrogant, haughty, lordly, insolent, overbearing, supercilious, disdainful mean showing scorn for inferiors. proud may suggest an assumed ...
Proud implies sensitiveness, lofty self-respect, or jealous preservation of one's dignity, station, and the like. It may refer to an affectionate admiration of ...
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When you are proud, you are feeling pride, or satisfaction with yourself. The word proud can also mean too much of this feeling––sometimes saying someone is ...
Synonyms for PROUD: arrogant, disdainful, superior, prideful, haughty, smug, cavalier, confident; Antonyms of PROUD: humble, modest, lowly, meek, timid, ...
a : very happy and pleased because of something you have done, something you own, someone you know or are related to, etc. : feeling pride.
SYNONYMS 1. contented, self-satisfied. 2. overbearing, self-important, disdainful, imperious, presumptuous. proud, arrogant, haughty imply a consciousness of, ...