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Synonyms for self-esteem

  • noun

Most common

pride self-pride self-complacency egotism

All synonyms

Noun

pride, self-pride, self-complacency, egotism, self-sufficiency, egoism, amour propre, conceit

Antonyms

inferiority complex

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Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Confidence in one's own worth; self-respect.

Forms

Plural
self-esteems → prides, egotisms, egoisms, conceits…

Choose the right word

Self-Esteem, Self-Conceit or Self-Confidence?

Self-esteem is more solid and better founded than self-conceit; but is ordinarily a weakness, and never has the worthy sense of self-confidence.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • pride Italians take pride in their dress and appearance.
  • egotism Conceit, arrogance and egotism are the essentials of patriotism.

By length

5 letters
pride1
6 letters
egoism4
7 letters
conceit2, egotism4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (egoism4 = 4 syllables).