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pride has 4 distinct synonyms spread across 3 of its 6 senses. Each sense below keeps its own list, because a synonym belongs to a meaning and not to a word: swapping one sense's substitute into another sense's sentence is how a thesaurus makes writing worse. Its one recorded opposite is humility.
Counts are distinct word forms across every sense. A synonym that appears under three senses is counted once here and shown three times below, under each sense it belongs to.
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
Synonyms, antonyms and the broader and narrower relations for pride come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Full sources and licences.
satisfaction with your (or another's) achievements
“he takes pride in his son's success”
the trait of being spurred on by a dislike of falling below your standards
unreasonable and inordinate self-esteem (personified as one of the deadly sins)
be proud of
“He prides himself on making it into law school”