as in pride
a reasonable or justifiable sense of one's worth or importance
getting a job and moving out of his parents' house did a lot to increase his self-respect
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Recent Examples of self-respect
But this curious makeover falsifies everything that made The Wizard of Oz wonderful: its clarity about good vs. evil and the value of friendship, family, good deeds, and self-respect.
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Armond White, National Review, 27 Nov. 2024
Ensuring that conversations align with your integrity and beliefs is key to fostering self-respect and connection.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
There is a limit to which any person or institution can be pushed before
reasonable self-respect and dignity flare up in resistance.
—Arthur House, Hartford Courant, 22 Nov. 2024
These beauties are always paving the way—championing self-respect, empowerment, and individual beauty.
—Essence, 10 Oct. 2024
In the film, Bueller skipped school to help his friend Cameron earn self-respect.
—Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 6 Oct. 2024
Ending a toxic relationship means that this is your time to rewrite your narrative, one that’s filled with intention, self-respect, and healing.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 27 Sep. 2024
At once vulnerable and independent, Pugh plays Almut with the self-respect to assert them.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 7 Sep. 2024
Enforcing your boundaries is a sign of self-respect.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 2 Aug. 2024
Armond White, National Review, 27 Nov. 2024
Ensuring that conversations align with your integrity and beliefs is key to fostering self-respect and connection.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
There is a limit to which any person or institution can be pushed before
reasonable self-respect and dignity flare up in resistance.
—Arthur House, Hartford Courant, 22 Nov. 2024
These beauties are always paving the way—championing self-respect, empowerment, and individual beauty.
—Essence, 10 Oct. 2024
In the film, Bueller skipped school to help his friend Cameron earn self-respect.
—Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 6 Oct. 2024
Ending a toxic relationship means that this is your time to rewrite your narrative, one that’s filled with intention, self-respect, and healing.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 27 Sep. 2024
At once vulnerable and independent, Pugh plays Almut with the self-respect to assert them.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 7 Sep. 2024
Enforcing your boundaries is a sign of self-respect.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 2 Aug. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-respect
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But most of his guests were his adult children, beaming with pride as their father readied himself to rock the stage.Touré, Rolling Stone, 12 Dec. 2024
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Remind your child that your pride and acceptance are unconditional and that the team is behind them no matter what.Brennan Barnard, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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As his legal team has said before, Mr. Combs has full confidence in the facts and the integrity of the judicial process.Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 9 Dec. 2024
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The leaders of tomorrow will be those who embrace AI as a catalyst for growth, guiding their organizations with vision, agility, and confidence.William Arruda, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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The mentors who called you out, the lessons that battered your ego.Jodie Cook, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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After surviving the Holocaust, a Hungarian Jewish architect (Adrien Brody) comes to America and is commissioned by an industrialist (Guy Pearce) to build a community center, while trying to bring his wife (Felicity Jones) over from Europe and weathering his own ego and vices.Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Self-respect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-respect. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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