SELF: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for SELF?

Need another word that means the same as “self”? Find 13 synonyms and 30 related words for “self” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Self” are: ego, i, persona, person, identity, character, personality, psyche, soul, spirit, mind, intellect, one's heart of hearts

Self as a Noun

Definitions of "Self" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “self” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A person's essential being that distinguishes them from others, especially considered as the object of introspection or reflexive action.
• Your consciousness of your own identity.
• A person considered as a unique individual.
• Used ironically to refer to oneself or someone else.
• Used on counterfoils, cheques, and other papers to refer to the holder or person who has signed.
• One's particular nature or personality; the qualities that make one individual or unique.
• One's own interests or pleasure.

Synonyms of "Self" as a noun (13 Words)

character	A characteristic especially one that assists in the identification of a species. He is a man of character.
ego	A person’s sense of self-esteem or self-importance. He needed a boost to his ego.
i	The smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number. He has the one but will need a two and three to go with it.
identity	The distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity. The identity under numerical multiplication is 1.
intellect	Knowledge and intellectual ability. Sapping our country of some of its brightest intellects.
mind	A person’s ability to think and reason; the intellect. He had in mind to see his old teacher.
one's heart of hearts	A positive feeling of liking.
person	A category used in the classification of pronouns possessive determiners and verb forms according to whether they indicate the speaker first person the addressee second person or a third party third person. A weapon was hidden on his person.
persona	Jungian psychology a personal facade that one presents to the world. His screen persona occasionally grates.
personality	The combination of characteristics or qualities that form an individual’s distinctive character. She is a Hollywood personality.
psyche	The human soul, mind, or spirit. Their childhood made them want to understand the human psyche and to help others.
soul	A secular form of gospel that was a major Black musical genre in the 1960s and 1970s. Soul was politically significant during the Civil Rights movement.
spirit	The non-physical part of a person which is the seat of emotions and character; the soul. His visitors admired his spirit and good temper.

Usage Examples of "Self" as a noun

• By the end of the round he was back to his old self.
• Paula seemed to be her usual cheerful self.
• One's own self.
• An article with a picture of my good self.
• The uppermost counterfoil was marked ‘Self.
• Our alienation from our true selves.
• To love in an unpossessive way implies the total surrender of self.
• Language is an aspect of a person's sense of self.
• Guilt can be turned against the self.

Associations of "Self" (30 Words)

bragging	Exhibiting or characterized by excessive pride or boastfulness. A competitive bragging culture.
centered	Being or placed in the center.
conceit	The trait of being unduly vain and conceited false pride. He could always come up with some inspired off the wall conceit.
ego	The conscious mind. He needed a boost to his ego.
egocentric	An egocentric person. Egocentric loners with an overinflated sense of self worth.
egocentrism	Concern for your own interests and welfare.
egoism	Concern for your own interests and welfare.
egoist	A self-centered person with little regard for others.
egotism	An inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others. In his arrogance and egotism he underestimated Gill.
egotist	A conceited and self-centered person. He is a self absorbed egotist.
greed	Intense and selfish desire for something, especially wealth, power, or food. The colonists greed for African land.
haughtiness	Overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors. Her air of haughtiness.
independent	An independent person or body. The main or independent clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb.
individual	Being or characteristic of a single thing or person. She creates her own highly individual landscapes.
individualism	The doctrine that government should not interfere in commercial affairs. Encouragement has been given to individualism free enterprise and the pursuit of profit.
individualist	A person who is independent and self-reliant. An individualistic way of dressing.
individualistic	Marked by or expressing individuality; unconventional. Individualistic cultures where individuals strive for self realization.
introspect	Reflect on one’s own thoughts and feelings. What they don t do is introspect much about the reasons for their plight.
introspective	Characterized by or given to introspection. He grew withdrawn and introspective.
modern	Belonging to the modern era since the Middle Ages. Totem poles are modern rather than prehistoric.
narcissism	Selfishness, involving a sense of entitlement, a lack of empathy, and a need for admiration, as characterizing a personality type.
pious	Dutiful or loyal, especially towards one’s parents. Pious readings.
pomposity	Lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity. His reputation for arrogance and pomposity.
pride	A public event, typically involving a parade, held to celebrate LGBT identities, culture, and experience. He prided himself on his honesty.
sanctimonious	Excessively or hypocritically pious. A sickening sanctimonious smile.
selfish	Concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others. I joined them for selfish reasons.
selfishness	The quality or state of being selfish; lack of consideration for other people. An act of pure selfishness.
superego	That part of the unconscious mind that acts as a conscience. The father is the model for the superego.
vainglorious	Excessively proud of oneself or one’s achievements; overly vain. This vainglorious boast of personal infallibility.
vanity	A dressing table. The vanity of human wishes.