as in pride
a feeling that you are a good person who deserves to be treated with respect
He had a healthy sense of self-worth despite the ridicule he received as a child.
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Recent Examples of self-worth
There’s a lot wrapped up in this moment, both in terms of Jessie’s self-worth and our own nostalgia for a childhood now passed.
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Barry Levitt,
Time,
19 June 2026
With Venus in your 2nd House of Resources opposing potent Pluto in your 8th House of Intimacy, money and trust shape self-worth and call for clear terms.
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Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2026
Your 7th House of Partnership softens as self-worth-minded Venus arrives, inviting kinder agreements and collaborative plans that honor independence and real care.
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Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 June 2026
Many leaders become trapped in what mental health professionals call contingent self-worth—the tendency to base personal value on achievement, recognition or productivity.
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Bybryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for self-worth
Barry Levitt,
Time,
19 June 2026
With Venus in your 2nd House of Resources opposing potent Pluto in your 8th House of Intimacy, money and trust shape self-worth and call for clear terms.
—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2026
Your 7th House of Partnership softens as self-worth-minded Venus arrives, inviting kinder agreements and collaborative plans that honor independence and real care.
—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 June 2026
Many leaders become trapped in what mental health professionals call contingent self-worth—the tendency to base personal value on achievement, recognition or productivity.
—
Bybryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for self-worth
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-worth
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There was no plan, no standoff between gang rivals, no battle for pride and respect at 10th and K streets, Mtula Payton’s attorney told jurors Wednesday.
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Aside from hotel-quality designs, the bedding brand takes pride in their fair-trade practices and non-toxic materials, and has earned Fair Trade Certified and Global Organic Textile Standards (GOTS) seals.
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His post-match interview revealed the usual Messi, the man who continues to showcase the kind of humanity, dignity, honor and humility that defies every standard of today’s society, consumed with the search for attention and glory at any cost.
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Director David Baute described a deliberate approach to his subject’s dignity.
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And yet his self-confidence was a kind of hubris.
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Yet his calm self-confidence and assertive humility are within reach for all of us.
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What gives us confidence in this assertion?
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Soloviev brims with the confidence of a billionaire’s son who has managed to chart his own unusual course.
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“Self-worth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-worth. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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