Synonyms of selves

selves

noun

plural of self

as in natures

the set of qualities that makes a person, a group of people, or a thing different from others

some believe that it's only in times of great stress that a person's true self is revealed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• natures
• personalities
• tones
• characters
• constitutions
• colors
• characteristics
• clays
• spirits
• complexions
• geniuses
• dispositions
• essences
• traits
• souls
• temperaments
• habits
• features
• compositions
• singularities
• properties
• attributes
• individualities
• sorts
• substances
• tempers
• flavors
• grains
• interiors
• ways
• stamps
• stuff
• metals
• essentialities
• hallmarks
• makeups
• earmarks
• marks
• points
• savors
• interiorities

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of selves

Huffine aims to find authentic individuals comfortable in their own skin, challenging traditional beauty norms and empowering women to embrace their true selves. — Virgie Tovar, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Maybe Tutu Atwell or Jalen Tolbert will find their past selves? — Miami Herald, 27 July 2026

Players, understandably, want to save their best selves for games that matter. — Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 26 July 2026

Readers become less willing to choose books that do not fit the identities their shelves, feeds, or public selves have already established. — Madelyn Johnson, Literary Hub, 24 July 2026

However, since reaching proper adulthood at the end of the last decade, the Menzingers have struggled to adapt their storytelling to their thirtysomething selves. — Eli Enis, Pitchfork, 22 July 2026

In a clearing in the forest, his younger selves sit at a long table with the abbott, who is wearing the final boss of season three’s awful wigs. — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 20 July 2026

Our current system, which is optimized for engagement, is not a neutral public square that helps people express their authentic selves. — Ravi Iyer, Time, 18 July 2026

Film industry titans like Polaroid and Kodak had shrunk dramatically from their heyday, becoming shells of their former selves. — Rotem Rozental, Fortune, 14 July 2026