SELF-RESPECT Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

self-respect

noun

ˌself-ri-ˈspekt

Definition of self-respect

as in pride

a reasonable or justifiable sense of one's worth or importance getting a job and moving out of his parents' house did a lot to increase his self-respect

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Recent Examples of self-respect That question should be asked with urgency, skepticism and civic self-respect. — Christos Korgan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2026 The pic is billed as being a feel-good story about music, self-respect, friendship, and the price of ambition. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2026 Ground your choices in self-respect. — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 6 Apr. 2026 Varley’s got a lot of self-respect. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for self-respect

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Noun

Kalhammer’s Bowery Nation, which could have given its name to the exhibition, conveys the show’s intensely personal civic pride—its Campanilismo.

— J. Hoberman, ARTnews.com, 9 Oct. 2026
The new foursome watched with pride two months later as the Artemis II astronauts flew around the moon.

— Marcia Dunn, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of pride

Noun

The confidence gap in philanthropy mirrors a broader anxiety wealth advisors have noticed about whether heirs are ready for any of it.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2026
The Tigers travel to Lexington, Kentucky, in Week 6 to take on a Kentucky team that should have plenty of confidence after pulling off a comeback win on the road against South Carolina a week ago.

— Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026