prouder in English

adjective

1

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, glad, happy, delighted, joyful, overjoyed, thrilled, satisfied, gratified, content

2

having or showing a high or excessively high opinion of oneself or one's importance.

a proud, arrogant man

3

slightly projecting from a surface.

when the brake is engaged, the lever does not stand proud of the horizontal

adjective

pleased, glad, happy, delighted, joyful, overjoyed, thrilled, satisfied, gratified, content
pleasing, gratifying, satisfying, cheering, heartwarming, happy, good, glorious, memorable, notable, red-letter
self-respecting, dignified, noble, worthy, independent
arrogant, conceited, vain, self-important, full of oneself, puffed up, jumped-up, smug, complacent, disdainful, condescending, scornful, supercilious, snobbish, imperious, pompous, overbearing, bumptious, haughty, big-headed, too big for one's britches/boots, high and mighty, stuck-up, Pooterish, uppity, snooty, highfalutin, vainglorious, hubristic
magnificent, splendid, resplendent, grand, noble, stately, imposing, dignified, striking, impressive, majestic, glorious, awe-inspiring, awesome, monumental
majestic, gallant, lofty

Use "prouder" in a sentence

1. Domenick Abbate got 'Survivor' producers to break the cardinal rule on 'Ghost Island', and he could not be any prouder.

2. We could not be prouder of the work the RIS team has done bringing the new Arbitrate.com vision into reality

3. Stonewall Farm Bassets is a prouder breeder of Basset Hounds and Irish Terriers in Ava, MO for loving homes around the country

4. 19 Pete Conrad used to say he was prouder of his work on the Skylab missions than his walk on the Moon.

5. Twitter and Facebook were immediately abuzz, with bloggers calling it “the race of the Olympics” and admitting they were “much prouder than usual to be West Indian”.

6. ‘A prouder Boast would be that it was ‘the most patriotic’.’ ‘Their proud Boast is that they have just spent £40,000 on every bedroom in the place, and they've made sure you can see where every penny went.’ ‘For long enough, it was his perhaps his proudest Boast.’