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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
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?
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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
His recollections may also help many others in the TV-news ranks, where long hours, stressful deadlines and national exposure can play havoc with self-regard.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Dec. 2024
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
His recollections may also help many others in the TV-news ranks, where long hours, stressful deadlines and national exposure can play havoc with self-regard.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-regard
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The crowd erupted in applause, the Chicago Tribune reported, as a wave of pride swept over the city’s Catholic community.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
11 May 2025
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Hudson has been vocal about her pride in her family and their New England fisherman roots.—
Victoria Edel,
People.com,
10 May 2025
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Other passengers on the train include blue-collar worker Sang-hwa (Ma Dong-seok) and his pregnant wife Seong-kyeong (Jung Yu-mi), a high-school baseball team, and the conniving businessman, Yon-suk (Kim Eui-sung) whose selfishness leads to all sorts of terrible twists down the line.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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Sometimes, like Jimmy, parents fail, and choose our own selfishness over our children.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
27 Feb. 2025
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As its name implies, the Emotional Support lip balm ($24), is anything but a vanity project.—
Dahvi Shira,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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According to nutritionist Payal Kothari, author of The Gut, the rise of the high-protein diet has been driven by a mix of vanity and virality.—
Sara Hussain,
Vogue,
12 May 2025
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Perhaps the defining factor in a rousing year was the Dutchman’s ability to leave his ego at the door.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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An Uncomfortable Situation For Meloni and the Vatican Vatican officials have likely had a difficult time planning the seating for the ceremony, trying to avoid having sparring leaders next to each other and not hurt anyone's ego by not giving them the front row.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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And the pas de deux turns out to be the central metaphor of a series built on dualities, power struggles, romances, the attraction of opposites, the narcissism of small differences that divide counterparts on either side of an ocean.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
23 Apr. 2025
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Perfectionism Unlike narcissism, perfectionism was associated with both the likelihood and frequency of experiencing the ick.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The over-all electricity of the restaurant—its confidence, its clarity, its idiosyncrasy—feels true to the early years of Momofuku, and makes Kabawa a tropical bulwark against New York’s recent retreat into the anesthetizing comforts of French food and steak houses.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
4 May 2025
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As all 2,161 of their fans entered Fratton Park, the nerves were palpable — but there was an air of confidence.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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“Self-regard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-regard. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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