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as in pride
a reasonable or justifiable sense of one's worth or importance
friends and family have tried to help the shy child develop some self-esteem
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as in ego
an often unjustified feeling of being pleased with oneself or with one's situation or achievements
his towering self-esteem made praise from other people entirely unnecessary
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as in confidence
great faith in oneself or one's abilities
the kind of self-esteem that a struggling actor needs to keep going in the face of constant discouragement and rejection
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Recent Examples of self-esteem
These moments often expose clients’ habitual ways of relating: an avoidant client might shut down, while someone with low self-esteem might assume their therapist hates them.
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Maytal Eyal, TIME, 25 Feb. 2025
Its loss can prompt a reduction in self-esteem or even social anxiety for many people.
—Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 25 Feb. 2025
Embracing your authentic self naturally reduces your comparisons to others, improving self-esteem regardless of identity.
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—Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
Research shows that the taste and aroma of foods related to family or friends, social gatherings, and celebrations are associated with feelings of contentment, belonging, and self-esteem.
—Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 15 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for self-esteem
Maytal Eyal, TIME, 25 Feb. 2025
Its loss can prompt a reduction in self-esteem or even social anxiety for many people.
—Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 25 Feb. 2025
Embracing your authentic self naturally reduces your comparisons to others, improving self-esteem regardless of identity.
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—Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
Research shows that the taste and aroma of foods related to family or friends, social gatherings, and celebrations are associated with feelings of contentment, belonging, and self-esteem.
—Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 15 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for self-esteem
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-esteem
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The kit is tattooed with our city map, highlighting our pride in representing Kansas City.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
28 Feb. 2025
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Women of the Year Merch 2025 Celebrate Women's History month with pride and style.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA TODAY,
28 Feb. 2025
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After surviving the Holocaust, a Hungarian Jewish architect (Adrien Brody) comes to the USA to build a life for his family while weathering his own considerable ego and vices.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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The distinction there isn’t about ego but whether Musk’s wrecking ball can continue swinging unabated.—
Philip Elliott,
TIME,
19 Feb. 2025
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To Boost Investment Confidence Behavioral finance research suggests that small, incremental investment steps can help build confidence over time.—
Odiri Oginni,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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Season Two will find the characters having more confidence and readying themselves as a potential war becomes an increasing threat.—
Kalia Richardson,
Rolling Stone,
24 Feb. 2025
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Soapstone tops the bespoke vanity with hardware from Rejuvenation.—
Elizabeth Fazzare,
Architectural Digest,
17 Feb. 2025
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Daniel Petroni Photography The primary suite bathroom features twin vanities, side-by-side showers encased in a glass cube and a black bathtub under a crystal chandelier at its center.—
Ray Parisi,
CNBC,
7 Feb. 2025
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This is the insidious nature of coercive control—a pattern of behaviors designed to strip away your independence, self-confidence and sense of reality.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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There is likely an underlying issue to tackle which is affecting the man's self-confidence.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
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These team members proudly held on to their self-respect & dignity!—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
24 Feb. 2025
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And what happened to good old-fashioned self-respect?—
Tomris Laffly,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2025
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The assurance from Bondi that President Trump would not enforce the law was enough for Apple and Google to bring the app back.—
Bobby Allyn,
NPR,
13 Feb. 2025
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However, this assurance did little to ease the concerns of Democrats who point to Trump's attempts to influence previous investigations, such as his pressure on FBI Director James Comey and Attorney General Jeff Sessions during his first term.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
12 Feb. 2025
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Whether Amorim can translate that composure to the pitch will factor into results.—
Laurie Whitwell,
The Athletic,
16 Feb. 2025
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Ride became the first American woman to blast off into space, but beneath her unflappable composure was a secret.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
5 Feb. 2025
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“Self-esteem.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-esteem. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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