Puffed up as a balloon at a birthday partyBy Jamie Archer / SimilesSynonyms: boastful, proud, inflated, showy, self-importantDescribes visible, cartoonish, probably-about-to-pop pride.Tags: ProudMore similes for ProudChuffed as a dog with two tailsGlowing as a trophy on the mantelpieceProud as a father at his daughter’s weddingBeaming as a Nobel laureateAs proud as LuciferProud as a mother watching her child graduateSee all "Proud" similes →