Prideful and Timid

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Prideful adjective - Having or displaying feelings of scorn for what is regarded as beneath oneself.

Usage example: prideful intellectuals long considered rock music unworthy of serious study

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Timid is an antonym for prideful.

Timid adjective - Easily frightened.

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Prideful is an antonym for timid.

Nearby Words: timidity, timorous, timidly

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Timid and Prideful. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/prideful/timid

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