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
• pretence
• 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

The death of the ego definitely created the opportunity to make this music together. —Melonee Hurt, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025

For a long time, that change of mentality to develop a winner’s ego was the topic of discussion. —Nancy Froston, New York Times, 30 June 2025

Our state and federal politicians must insist on order and basic due process in ICE’s performance of its duties, not the chaos and confusion inherent in playing up to Trump’s enormous ego, tiny vocabulary and constantly flip-flopping orders, statements and media posts. —Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 4 July 2025

These are the sorts of fantasies that cultivate the delicate, fledgling egos of the inexperienced, giving them enough hope, whether about their good fortune or their capacity to aestheticize bad fortune, to continue into the uncertain future. —Book Marks july 3, Literary Hub, 3 July 2025

Phrases Containing ego

• alter ego