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Recent Examples of self-regard This was precisely the space occupied by Andersen’s emperor, whose solipsism and stubborn self-regard were visible, even if his clothes were not. Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025 Whatever lasting arguments his theory might have ignited seem to have given way to an understanding of an endowment as an end in itself, a stand-in for a university’s purpose, a rejection of the idea that underlying a belief in institutional eternity is an alienating self-regard. Ginia Bellafante, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025 Read: Justin Trudeau’s performative self-regard First, though, Canadians, like Ontarians before them, will have to decide their votes by answering a single question: Who will best defend them from Trump’s attacks? Chris Jones, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025 Here, unable to transcend his previous work, the Englishman smothers the same performance in whinging self-regard. Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Feb. 2025 George Kennan, a man of soaring self-regard, might have said that. Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 11 Feb. 2025 Madrid are also by far the closest thing in football to the Lakers in terms of glamour, stature and self-regard, but this is where the similarities end. Liam Twomey, The Athletic, 6 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-regard
Noun
  • In a sloppy game, the Eagles will take pride in the turnover differential — the Eagles forced one and did not turn the ball over.
    The Athletic NFL Staff, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
  • They’re all held back by different things – pride, fear, shame – but all of them, in one way or another, are eventually set free by the truth.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Belly snaps at Taylor for her TikTok therapy and her selfishness, at which point Steven bursts in to defend Taylor and announce that Jere’s back.
    Sara Netzley, EW.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • And now, his selfishness might cost their family that clan.
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • On the surface, vanity PR may look good.
    Jenna Guarneri, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The report suggests there could also be other operating issues with the vehicle's DC/AC inverter, glove box light, vanity lights, dome lamps, alarm portion of the horn, rear defrost, or the USB charger.
    James Powel, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Beccacece has tried to channel the growing confidence.
    Jack Lang, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • These numbers highlight a challenge that extends far beyond accounting, and that’s not understanding the critical link between financial confidence and entrepreneurial growth.
    Melissa Houston, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • There are moments, of course, especially with characters like Ken (Tim Key), a middle manager with an outsized ego who routinely makes a mess of things, but tonally this is a very different show than its predecessor.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Children being raised in different homes can still have positive outcomes if both parents are willing to put their egos aside and do the self-work needed to show up as the healthy adults their kids deserve.
    Essence, Essence, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The film’s non-judgmental narration — read by Jacek Zubiel — comments on the characters’ innermost thoughts along the way, adding to the general patina of narcissism without pointing fingers or placing blame.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The study also highlighted that self-love and narcissism are opposites.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025

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“Self-regard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-regard. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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