Antonyms for pride
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : prahyd |
| Phonetic Transcription : praɪd |
Definition of pride
Origin :- late Old English pryto, Kentish prede, Mercian pride "pride, haughtiness, pomp," from prud (see proud). There is debate whether Scandinavian cognates (Old Norse pryði, Old Swedish prydhe , Danish pryd, etc.) are borrowed from Old French (from Germanic) or from Old English. Meaning "that which makes a person or people most proud" is from c.1300. First applied to groups of lions late 15c., but not commonly so used until c.1930. Paired with prejudice from 1610s.
- noun self-esteem
- noun arrogance, self-importance
- noun treasure; best
- verb take pleasure in accomplishment
- Exactly in the measure that he indulged this would his pride smart.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- Kiss me, my brother, and let my tears run only from my pride and joy!
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- But pride in things wrought is no reflex of a completed task.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- With her it was a matter of pride in having been a faithful steward.
- Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower
- Dearest Madam, forgive me: it was always my pride and my pleasure to obey you.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- There was a pride in the statement with regard to which my first feeling was a pang of envy.
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
- Cassidy struggled with all his pride against the dominant fury this man hurled on him.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- We must cultivate the noble virtues that have their root in pride.
- Extract from : « A Treatise on Parents and Children » by George Bernard Shaw
- The youth's pale face flushed with the pride of the skilled workman.
- Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- From the height of pride and confidence he falls to utter hopelessness.
- Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
Synonyms for pride
- airs
- amour-propre
- assumption
- be proud
- big-headedness
- boast
- brag
- choice
- cockiness
- conceit
- condescension
- congratulate
- contumely
- cream
- crow
- delight
- dignity
- disdain
- disdainfulness
- ego
- ego trip
- egoism
- egotism
- elite
- exult
- face
- fat
- felicitate
- flatter oneself
- flower
- gasconade
- gem
- glory
- glory in
- gratification
- happiness
- haughtiness
- hauteur
- hold head high
- honor
- hubris
- huff
- immodesty
- insolence
- jewel
- joy
- loftiness
- narcissism
- overbear
- overconfidence
- patronage
- pick
- pique
- pleasure
- plume
- pragmatism
- prance
- preen
- presume
- presumption
- pretension
- pretentiousness
- pride and joy
- pridefulness
- prime
- prize
- proud flesh
- puff up
- repletion
- revel in
- satisfaction
- self-admiration
- self-confidence
- self-exaltation
- self-glorification
- self-love
- self-regard
- self-respect
- self-satisfaction
- self-sufficiency
- self-trust
- self-worth
- smugness
- snobbery
- strut
- sufficiency
- superbity
- superciliousness
- swagger
- swell
- swelled head
- top
- vainglory
- vanity
- vaunt
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