take pride
Cherish your achievement
To take pride in something is to feel satisfaction and self-respect about it: She takes pride in her work, He takes pride in his children's accomplishments.
The phrase implies active investment—you take pride in things you've contributed to or that reflect on you.
It can shade toward excessive self-regard: He takes too much pride in his appearance.
State of achieved purpose
- contentmentPeaceful satisfaction with circumstances
- gratificationPleasure from satisfying desires
- joyIntense positive emotion
- delightIntense pleasure or satisfaction
pleasure · glow · elation · self-satisfaction · appreciation · relish · triumph · happiness
Successful completion of aim
- triumphResounding, celebrated victory
- successFavorable outcome attained
- victoryDefeating an opponent
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
breakthrough · excellence · masterpiece · feat · graduation · promotion · recognition · distinction
Inherited cultural legacy
- cultureCollective social practices
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
- traditionCustom passed through generations
ethnicity · lineage · belonging · customs · nationality · community · selfhood · authenticity
Self-assurance or trust
- self-esteemOne's sense of worth
- self-respectValuing one's own worth
- dignityInnate personal worth
- self-assuranceConfidence in one's abilities
self-regard · self-image · poise · self-acceptance · assertiveness · self-love · self-reliance · morale
fulfillment
State of achieved purpose
- contentmentPeaceful satisfaction with circumstances
- gratificationPleasure from satisfying desires
- joyIntense positive emotion
delight · pleasure · glow · elation · self-satisfaction · appreciation · relish · triumph · happiness · well-being
accomplishment
Successful completion of aim
milestone · breakthrough · excellence · masterpiece · feat · graduation · promotion · recognition · distinction · culmination
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
tradition · ethnicity · lineage · belonging · customs · nationality · community · selfhood · authenticity · uniqueness
confidence
Self-assurance or trust
- self-esteemOne's sense of worth
- self-respectValuing one's own worth
- dignityInnate personal worth
self-assurance · self-regard · self-image · poise · self-acceptance · assertiveness · self-love · self-reliance · morale · bearing
dignity
Innate personal worth
nobility · reputation · virtue · uprightness · decorum · esteem · standing · prestige · rectitude · conscience
take pridebe ashamed
Experience self-directed humiliation
self-loathing · self-hatred · self-contempt · self-deprecation · self-disgust
take pridebe ashamed
Experience self-directed humiliation
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