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proud

/ˈpɹaʊ̯d/adjective1 syllable

Proud means: feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride.

Synonyms for proud31

adjective, as in feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride

arrogant, chesty, self-important, beaming, big, swelled, vainglorious, bigheaded, persnickety, snooty, snot-nosed, snotty, stuck-up, too big for one's breeches
and 10 more, uppish, boastful, braggart, bragging, braggy, cock-a-hoop, crowing, self-aggrandizing, self-aggrandising, dignified

adjective, as in having or displaying great dignity or nobility

gallant, lofty, majestic, impressive

also used for proud

self-confident, vain, conceited

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Opposites of proud

humble

What does proud mean?2

adjective

1

feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride“proud parents”

2

having or displaying great dignity or nobility“a gallant pageant”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with proud?10

one syllable

crowdloudcloudvowedbowedshroud

two syllables

allowedaloudendowed

three syllables

disallowed
Show 40 near rhymes
aboutouthownowdownaroundhousewithoutfoundsouthtownaccountgroundsoundroundamountallowbrownthroughoutsoundsannouncedwowdoubtcountmouthaccountsallowscrownpoundsmountboundgroundsamountsdowntowntownsdiscountpoundmousebowrounds

Proud in a sentence

  • Proud warrior, he answered, do you have an economist in your army?Scott
  • Some children feel proud of their parents, while others are ashamed of them.MaryJ
  • She sat with that proud, delicate profile of hers outlined against the red curtain.Hybrid
  • He, too, is proud of what his students have accomplished.Hybrid
  • If he were alive, he'd be very proud of the person you've become.Nylez
  • Yanni is so proud of you, you know that?Amastan
  • Despite all her achievements, she was not proud.AlanF_US
  • You should be proud of yourself, you've come a long way.Amastan

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Forms of proud

as a adjective

comparative
prouder
superlative
proudest