SELF-ESTEEM Synonyms: 121 Similar and Opposite Words

self-esteem

noun

ˌself-ə-ˈstēm

as in pride

a reasonable or justifiable sense of one's worth or importance friends and family have tried to help the shy child develop some self-esteem

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as in ego

an often unjustified feeling of being pleased with oneself or with one's situation or achievements his towering self-esteem made praise from other people entirely unnecessary

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as in confidence

great faith in oneself or one's abilities the kind of self-esteem that a struggling actor needs to keep going in the face of constant discouragement and rejection

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Recent Examples of self-esteem This change often lowers your self-esteem. —

Emrah Cinik, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2026 Jackson traveled the country preaching self-esteem and self-discipline. —

Johanna Neuman, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026 All Alesia can feel, though, is a blow to her self-esteem. —

Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Feb. 2026 Feeling stigmatized can quietly erode self-esteem, increase anxiety and change how people behave in everyday settings. —

Emily Tanner, The Conversation, 10 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for self-esteem

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Noun

Country pride, seeding for the rest of the tournament and Olympic implications (the top two teams in the tournament from the Americas outside of the United States automatically qualify for the 2028 Summer Games) were on the line.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2026
Helen Arevalo, one of the guides on the boat who is herself a ribereño and grew up in a tiny jungle village called Nueva Esperanza or New Hope, spoke with pride of being one of the only women guides in the region.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Mar. 2026