as in identity
the set of qualities that make a person different from other people
twins making an effort to establish their separate self-identities
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Recent Examples of self-identity
Transgender students pick which bathroom to use based on their self-identity when middle school students change their clothes for physical education class, Bourne said.
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Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Seeking punishment for a pre-existing (probably Oedipal) feeling of shame and inadequacy, some of the incarcerated seek a reality that fits their self-identity.
—Adam Solomons, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
However, these actions often lead to regret, resentment and a loss of self-identity.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
For these six talented individuals, preparing for their debut was an extended process of discovery for their self-identity.
—Sara Smith, Variety, 27 Aug. 2025
There are hundreds of BLS employees for whom the integrity of the system is part of their self-identity.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 10 Aug. 2025
But incongruous, anomalous, larger-than-life objects are American DNA, part of our collective self-identity.
—Chicago Tribune, 2 July 2025
Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Seeking punishment for a pre-existing (probably Oedipal) feeling of shame and inadequacy, some of the incarcerated seek a reality that fits their self-identity.
—Adam Solomons, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
However, these actions often lead to regret, resentment and a loss of self-identity.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
For these six talented individuals, preparing for their debut was an extended process of discovery for their self-identity.
—Sara Smith, Variety, 27 Aug. 2025
There are hundreds of BLS employees for whom the integrity of the system is part of their self-identity.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 10 Aug. 2025
But incongruous, anomalous, larger-than-life objects are American DNA, part of our collective self-identity.
—Chicago Tribune, 2 July 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-identity
Noun
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Despite appearances to the contrary—the swirling sentences, the feverish intellection—there is nothing hermetic about Krasznahorkai’s work, both old and new, which squarely faces contemporary European reality and its perils, including the tortured dynamics of settlement, movement, and identity.—
James Wood,
New Yorker,
10 Oct. 2025
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These are margin gains, not an identity change.—
Jenny Catlin,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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One of Fox’s most prominent sports media personalities may be leaving the company to start a new media venture.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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Few breweries have as much personality as Big Lug, helmed by owner Eddie Sahm and head brewer Tyler Chippa.—
Bradley Hohulin,
IndyStar,
13 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Self-identity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-identity. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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