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
This lunation activates themes around money, security, self-worth, and sensuality.
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Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 2 Nov. 2025
The same goes if your disappointment over missing a goal turns into sweeping judgments about your self-worth.
—Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 29 Oct. 2025
For years, my self-worth was tied to my hair.
—Jailynn Tayor, Essence, 21 Oct. 2025
Following a young woman navigating life after growing up in an orphanage, the film transforms her shrinking apartment into a dreamlike maze of memory and loss, using striking visual metaphors to explore belonging, self-worth, and the fragile hope of starting over.
—Essie Assibu, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
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Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 2 Nov. 2025
The same goes if your disappointment over missing a goal turns into sweeping judgments about your self-worth.
—Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 29 Oct. 2025
For years, my self-worth was tied to my hair.
—Jailynn Tayor, Essence, 21 Oct. 2025
Following a young woman navigating life after growing up in an orphanage, the film transforms her shrinking apartment into a dreamlike maze of memory and loss, using striking visual metaphors to explore belonging, self-worth, and the fragile hope of starting over.
—Essie Assibu, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-worth
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For those who do know him, the optics are less about political pressure and more about simple, unadulterated pride.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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The 17-song record is composed of música jíbara, or Puerto Rican folk, a staple of the island’s musical and cultural traditions, and tackles themes of political resistance and cultural pride.—
Thania Garcia,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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Crown and dignity Catalina Ruiz Navarro, a Colombian feminist activist and journalist based in Mexico City, argued that the nature of beauty pageants like Miss Universe places women in a patriarchal position.—
Anabella González,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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There is no dignity, and no justice, in a system that buries an elderly woman alive in silence.—
Kim Aris,
Time,
7 Nov. 2025
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Coaching successfully in such conditions requires a mixture of humility and self-confidence, as well as a certain cunning.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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For creatives and business women alike, looking the part can be the key to not only self-confidence but also self-actualization.—
Brianna J. Heath,
Essence,
27 Oct. 2025
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The captain also saw what everyone else did on Saturday, too — Michkov’s confidence seems to be on the rise.—
Kevin Kurz,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Truly’s confidence and abilities certainly don’t appear to be an issue.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Self-worth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-worth. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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