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as in selfness
excessive interest in oneself
her self-regard meant that she assumed everyone wanted to hear about every tiny detail of her life
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as in pride
a reasonable or justifiable sense of one's worth or importance
people with enough self-regard to keep their modest home in spotless condition
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Recent Examples of self-regard
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.
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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
Again, White excels at capturing the woozy world of self-regard in which Victoria dwells — and in which, really, all of the Ratliffs dwell.
—Noel Murray, New York Times, 24 Feb. 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
Even within the labor that degraded them, enslaved people found splendor and self-regard, something to admire in the products of their dehumanization.
—Omari Weekes, The Atlantic, 13 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
One idea is writing down or verbalizing positive affirmations: positive statements that boost self-regard and self-esteem.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 10 Jan. 2025
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
Again, White excels at capturing the woozy world of self-regard in which Victoria dwells — and in which, really, all of the Ratliffs dwell.
—Noel Murray, New York Times, 24 Feb. 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
Even within the labor that degraded them, enslaved people found splendor and self-regard, something to admire in the products of their dehumanization.
—Omari Weekes, The Atlantic, 13 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
One idea is writing down or verbalizing positive affirmations: positive statements that boost self-regard and self-esteem.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 10 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-regard
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Tall soldiers, the pride of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century armies—and in the case of Frederick William I of Prussia’s Potsdam Giants, a virtual fetish—became a liability on nineteenth-century battlefields.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
28 June 2025
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Meanwhile, the Pride Month display at the Stonewall National Monument excluded transgender pride flags this year, according to ABC News.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 June 2025
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Years after graduation, the harsh reality of the New York art scene sets in, and Willow’s selfishness becomes more and more apparent.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
24 June 2025
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Are his words out of greed and selfishness or to better lives?—
Laura Tillman,
Hartford Courant,
16 June 2025
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The main bedroom included a four-poster mahogany bed, a fireplace, a love seat, and a small table, while the bathroom offered dual vanities, ample closet space, and a deep soaking tub.—
Carole Dixon,
Travel + Leisure,
18 June 2025
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Fire vanity projects and double down on core values.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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Athit Perawongmetha | Reuters China is devising more ways for foreign institutions to use the yuan, as international confidence in the U.S. dollar falters.—
Lee Ying Shan,Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
25 June 2025
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Khan said the data actually instills confidence in the health of the overall housing market.—
Nick Mordowanec,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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When egos are set aside, silos are broken, and people move as one — kids are found, hope is restored, and the system starts to change.—
Chloe Mayer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
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The recent taco taunting has been a blow to his fragile ego that couldn’t go unanswered.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
23 June 2025
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He was always meant to be a cautionary tale and to show the dangers of narcissism.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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That narcissism, combined with a lack of understanding regarding the risks of the Titan, resulted in an unbending belief in his own creation.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
11 June 2025
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“Self-regard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-regard. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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