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

Casinos offer voluntary self-exclusion programs for compulsive gamblers; birth plans allow devotees of natural labor to deny their future selves an epidural. — Meghan O’Gieblyn, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

In the seconds, minutes and hours following the World Trade Center attacks, hundreds — maybe thousands — of ordinary people would find their best selves and become heroes. — Timothy Townsend, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026

His charming, vivacious ways created a safe space to be their free-spirited selves. — Pj Green september 11, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2026

Rebuild without the cost structure that has caused so many newspapers to go out of print and become shells of their former selves. — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026

And after three seasons of teens trying to survive the wilderness (while their adults selves struggled back in civilization), viewers know just how much Shauna wasn’t saying in that moment. — Samantha Highfill, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2026

Her words, actions, and example gave people permission to be their truest selves. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026

Once again, Adults is returning to the idea of different selves, and the challenge of showing the appropriate selves to the right people. — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2026

Stockard Channing and Dianne Wiest will also reprise their roles as the eclectic aunts who raised the Owens sisters, always encouraging them to embrace their true magical selves. — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 28 Aug. 2026