as in insecurity
Related Words
Relevance
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of self-doubt
But by the ‘60s and ‘70s, documentaries are using cinema for perhaps less obviously civic reasons, like self-doubt.
—
Matthew Carey, Deadline, 23 May 2026
But Maggie says the visit only deepened her self-doubt.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
But what is different about the downfall of Starmer, which is now under way, has been the timidity of his premiership, its chronic self-doubt, as if its voice were permanently stuck in its throat.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
To do so often comes with a lot of criticism, questions and even some self-doubt.
—Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for self-doubt
Matthew Carey, Deadline, 23 May 2026
But Maggie says the visit only deepened her self-doubt.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
But what is different about the downfall of Starmer, which is now under way, has been the timidity of his premiership, its chronic self-doubt, as if its voice were permanently stuck in its throat.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
To do so often comes with a lot of criticism, questions and even some self-doubt.
—Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for self-doubt
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-doubt
Noun
-
This book was nine years of writing, and there was a lot of insecurity that came up to the surface.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
-
The director describes him less as a young actor searching for a performance than as someone instinctively in tune with the character’s vanity, insecurity and swagger.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
28 May 2026
Noun
-
Celik seems attuned to such questions as a valid (if not necessarily revelatory) core for a play to circle around, but Cramer’s writing often feels caught between an exploration of comic diffidence and simply an expression of it.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
30 Mar. 2026
-
As Michael, a bathroom and kitchen fixture wholesaler, Dan Donohue’s performance is riveting in its expansion from awkward diffidence to unbridled savagery while revealing his inner core.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
2 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Self-doubt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-doubt. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
