Antonyms for Self-esteemself-es·teem

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1. self-esteem

   Egoism is giving the "I" undue supremacy in thought; egotism is giving the "I" undue prominence in speech. Egotism is sometimes used in the sense of egoism, or supreme regard for oneself. Self-assertion is the claim by word, act, or manner of what one believes to be his due; self-conceit is an overestimate of one's own powers or deserts. Conceit is a briefer expression for self-conceit, with always an offensive implication; self-conceit is ridiculous or pitiable; conceit arouses resentment. There is a worthy self-confidence which springs from consciousness of rectitude and of power equal to demands. Self-assertion at times becomes a duty; but self-conceit is always a weakness. Self-consciousness is the keeping of one's thoughts upon oneself, with the constant anxious question of what others will think. Vanity is an overweening admiration of self, craving equal admiration from others; self-consciousness is commonly painful to its possessor, vanity always a source of satisfaction, except as it fails to receive its supposed due. Self-esteem is more solid and better founded than self-conceit; but is ordinarily a weakness, and never has the worthy sense of self-confidence. Compare ASSURANCE; PRIDE.

   Antonyms:
   bashfulness, deference, diffidence, humility, modesty, self-distrust, self-forgetfulness, shyness, unobtrusiveness, unostentatiousness

   Synonyms:
   conceit, egoism, egotism, self-assertion, self-conceit, self-confidence, self-consciousness, vanity

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1. • Pride

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. self-esteem, self-pridenoun

   a feeling of pride in yourself

   Synonyms:
   self-esteem, self-pride

How to use Self-esteem in a sentence?

1. Wesley D'Amico:

   Understand the other before judging with your self-esteem.

2. Gemma Marotta:

   As well as being able to leave jail having learnt a trade, it reinforces their self-esteem.

3. Seeta Pai:

   So instead of focusing on the way someone looks ... shifting that conversation ... from how someone looks healthy to how someone feels healthy, a lot of the negative body image comes from internal views of oneself, and when you can really shift that conversation from how does someone look to how does someone feel, then kids can really start to think about what their choices are and how they have control over how they feel, and that brings positive self-esteem and self-awareness.

4. Pamela Tadlock:

   It's helping tremendously with her self-esteem and confidence, just last night for the first time she was able to blow dry her hair by herself.

5. Renae A. Sauter:

   You cannot fix, nor are you responsible for another persons low self esteem.

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