Synonyms of self-loathing

self-loathing

noun

as in self-hate

Synonyms & Similar Words

• self-hate
• self-disgust
• diffidence
• self-doubt
• altruism
• humility
• unselfishness
• timidity
• humbleness
• bashfulness
• modesty
• shyness
• passiveness
• passivity
• timidness
• demureness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• egotism
• smugness
• complacency
• vanity
• ego
• pride
• self-love
• conceit
• self-satisfaction
• vainglory
• pomposity
• self-esteem
• complacence
• pompousness
• self-congratulation
• self-importance
• conceitedness
• pridefulness
• amour propre
• vainness
• self-conceit
• swelled head
• bighead
• self-confidence
• vaingloriousness
• confidence
• self-admiration
• assurance
• self-assurance
• self-opinion
• self-glory
• self-righteousness
• self-assumption
• swellheadedness

Examples of self-loathing in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Shalom Auslander’s literary career has been built on equal parts comedy, heterodoxy and self-loathing. —Mark Athitakis, Washington Post, 25 July 2024

But Veep’s portrait of the cynicism, backbiting, horse-trading, and self-loathing of Washington seems much closer to the reality of the place, and of the moment. —Jason Bailey, TIME, 24 July 2024

To begin with, Georgian writer-director George Sikharulidze’s debut feature places us mercilessly right into the last place on earth most of us would ever want to find ourselves: the lanky, concave frame and warped, self-loathing mindset of an incipient incel. —Jessica Kiang, Variety, 3 July 2024

As in swinging wildly between confidence and self-loathing, between ebullient belief and bitter recrimination. —Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2024