Synonyms of ego

ego

noun

ˈē-(ˌ)gō 

1

as in pride

a reasonable or justifiable sense of one's worth or importance

I have enough ego that I don't give up easily when trying to win any contest or competition

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pride
• pridefulness
• confidence
• self-respect
• self-esteem
• self-regard
• self-worth
• self-confidence
• dignity
• self-assurance
• assurance
• prestige
• self-pride
• self-trust
• self-assuredness
• aplomb
• honor
• face

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• humiliation
• shame
• humility
• dishonor
• ignominy
• disgrace
• discredit
• odium
• infamy
• disrepute
• modesty
• opprobrium
• disesteem
• obloquy
• humbleness
• timidity
• shyness
• diffidence
• meekness
• demureness
• down-to-earthness
• timidness

2

as in vanity

an often unjustified feeling of being pleased with oneself or with one's situation or achievements

a star athlete with a refreshing lack of ego

Synonyms & Similar Words

• vanity
• pridefulness
• pride
• arrogance
• egotism
• complacency
• smugness
• self-love
• vainglory
• self-conceit
• self-satisfaction
• self-importance
• pomposity
• confidence
• vainness
• conceitedness
• superiority
• pompousness
• self-esteem
• conceit
• self-opinion
• bighead
• swelled head
• complacence
• amour propre
• self-admiration
• self-glory
• vaingloriousness
• self-congratulation
• assurance
• self-confidence
• self-assumption
• swellheadedness
• self-assurance
• selfishness
• hubris
• self-righteousness
• egoism
• haughtiness
• imperiousness
• overconfidence
• snobbishness
• superciliousness
• self-assertion
• lordliness
• disdainfulness
• presumption
• self-respect
• self-pride
• pretension
• pretense
• self-centeredness
• pretentiousness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• humility
• modesty
• humbleness
• diffidence
• altruism
• self-doubt
• unselfishness
• timidity
• shyness
• bashfulness
• passivity
• self-loathing
• self-hate
• self-disgust
• demureness
• passiveness
• timidness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ego

That takes not only a strong football mind, but also a lack of ego. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026

Victoria Lucchese and Colette Wilson are pool hustlers who have spent years traveling the country and conning men with more ego than skill. — Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026

Concurrent surrogacy is used to increase the odds of having a child — in some instances, for rich, single men to create as many of their biological offspring as their egos demand. — Arthur L. Caplan, STAT, 18 Aug. 2026

Unlike other music expert podcasts, this one is stripped of any mansplaining or ego — picture just a bunch of music lovers in a room, sitting by a fire and going deep on how young Bob Weir’s vocals sounded in 1970. — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2026

Phrases Containing ego

• alter ego