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pride
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of PRIDE
1
a reasonable or justifiable sense of one's worth or importance <finishing that survival course gave me a real sense of pride and confidence in my abilities>
Related Words aplomb, assurance, confidence, self-assurance, self-assuredness, self-confidence, self-pride, self-trust, self-worth; dignity, face, honor, prestige
Near Antonyms discredit, disesteem, disgrace, dishonor, disrepute, humiliation, ignominy, infamy, obloquy, odium, opprobrium, shame; demureness, down-to-earthness, humbleness, humility, modesty; diffidence, meekness, shyness, timidity, timidness
2
an asset that brings praise or renown <an architectural and acoustical masterpiece, the concert hall is the pride of the whole city>
Related Words pièce de résistance, showpiece; attraction, feature, highlight; distinction, excellence, merit, value, virtue
3
an often unjustified feeling of being pleased with oneself or with one's situation or achievements <so full of pride that they were ripe for a big comedown>
Synonyms amour propre, bighead, complacency, conceit, conceitedness, ego, egotism, pomposity, pompousness, pride, pridefulness, self-admiration, self-assumption, self-conceit, self-congratulation, self-esteem, self-glory, self-importance, self-love, self-opinion, self-satisfaction, smugness, swelled head, swellheadedness, vaingloriousness, vainglory, vainness, vanity
Related Words assurance, confidence, self-assurance, self-confidence; self-righteousness; arrogance, disdainfulness, haughtiness, imperiousness, lordliness, self-assertion, snobbishness, superciliousness, superiority; hubris, overconfidence, presumption; pretense (or pretence), pretension, pretentiousness; egoism, self-centeredness, selfishness; self-pride, self-respect
Near Antonyms diffidence, self-doubt; self-disgust, self-hate, self-loathing; altruism, unselfishness; bashfulness, demureness, shyness, timidity, timidness; passiveness, passivity
4
individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class <crackerjack test pilots who are the pride of the navy's air arm>
Synonyms A-list, aristocracy, best, choice, corps d'elite, cream, crème de la crème, elect, fat, flower, illuminati, pick, pink, pride, priesthood, prime, royalty, upper crust
Related Words establishment, gentry, nobility, quality, society, top, top drawer, upper class; caviar (also caviare); who's who
Near Antonyms commoners, herd, hoi polloi, masses, millions, mob, multitude, rank and file, unwashed
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