as in self-concept
the way you think about yourself and your abilities or appearance
She has a positive self-image buoyed by her years of success.
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Recent Examples of self-image
The fawner depends on others to prop up her self-image; the unfawner knows when to discard them entirely.
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Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
Glasses don’t fit his self-image.
—Dan Pompei, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Dazzled by their self-image as humanity’s philanthropic guides, they were doomed to reprise the grotesque logic of slave camps under the flag of freedom.
—Victor J. Blue, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
This all suggests improved self-image and confidence, reflecting the emotional and aesthetic impact of wellness interventions.
—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 21 Nov. 2025
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Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
Glasses don’t fit his self-image.
—Dan Pompei, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Dazzled by their self-image as humanity’s philanthropic guides, they were doomed to reprise the grotesque logic of slave camps under the flag of freedom.
—Victor J. Blue, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
This all suggests improved self-image and confidence, reflecting the emotional and aesthetic impact of wellness interventions.
—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 21 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for self-image
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-image
Noun
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But Rushdie struggles with that self-concept.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Jan. 2026
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But your nervous system, expectations and self-concept are all shifting at once.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
13 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Tension builds through a series of squares to the change-maker planet (Uranus), some of which include Mercury, Venus and eventually the sun, disrupting conversations, relationships and self-perception in ways that feel abrupt but necessary.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
19 Jan. 2026
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That would give Putin confidence that the United States will continue to treat Russia as a serious player, commensurate with Moscow’s own self-perception.—
Thomas Graham,
Foreign Affairs,
10 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Niazi appears uninterested in asserting her voice on the page, a lack of literary care that seems connected to her tendency—odd in a memoir—to nudge away from introspection.—
Lily Meyer,
The Atlantic,
29 Jan. 2026
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The effect demands a more active degree of introspection than the average documentary, and Marczak’s unwavering commitment to that endurance test approach has a powerful way of messing with viewer expectations.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Self-image.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-image. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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