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

The connection to ego may help explain why rejections are so painful, even for people who had already been contemplating ending their relationship—but then their partner beat them to the punch. — George Loewenstein, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2026

Pelle Larsson received two stamps of approval this month, one that significantly boosted his net worth and another that presumably boosted his ego. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026

The future of brands will not belong to the loudest ego in the room. — Ramin Seyed, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Expect egos to run hot and tempers to flare as everyone tries to keep things civil. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2026

Phrases Containing ego

• alter ego