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self-respect

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Synonyms and Antonyms of self-respect

a reasonable or justifiable sense of one's worth or importance

Getting a job did a lot to increase his self-respect.

Synonyms of self-respect

ego, pride, pridefulness, self-esteem, self-regard

Words Related to self-respect

aplomb, assurance, confidence, self-assurance, self-assuredness, self-confidence, self-pride, self-trust, self-worth

dignity, face, honor, prestige

Near Antonyms of self-respect

discredit, disesteem, disgrace, dishonor, disrepute, humiliation, ignominy, infamy, obloquy, odium, opprobrium, shame

demureness, down-to-earthness, humbleness, humility, modesty

diffidence, meekness, shyness, timidity, timidness

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