Thesaurus results for SELF-IMAGE

self-image

noun

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 This means giving up the exalted and exaggerated idea of the West that boosts a masculinist self-image but severely constricts thought and feeling. —

Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026 The self-image reduces the options, and so the horizon becomes narrower. —

Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026 Having the wealth and influence to bring together the best minds likely bolstered the self-image of Epstein, who was himself a college dropout. —

Scott Neuman, NPR, 9 Mar. 2026 From the empire of Cyrus the Great to the Safavid and the imperial era, its historical self-image is that of a major power, not a peripheral state that can be pressured by other countries. —

Abbas Al Lawati, CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for self-image

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Noun

That spirit was palpable in Demna’s debut show at Gucci, where self-concept and self-actualization seemed to come alive in a way that almost laughed at itself.

— Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
To help maintain a stable self-concept, people selectively modify or even forget those memories that challenge their views of themselves.

— Gabrielle Principe, The Conversation, 5 May 2026