Synonyms for self
sɛlfself

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1. self, egonoun

   your consciousness of your own identity

   Synonyms:
   self-importance, egotism, ego

2. selfadjective

   a person considered as a unique individual

   "one's own self"

   Synonyms:
   ego

3. selfadjective

   (used as a combining form) relating to--of or by or to or from or for--the self

   "self-knowledge"; "self-proclaimed"; "self-induced"

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1. • Consciousness

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1. selfnoun

   Synonyms:
   ego, person, individual

   Associated words:
   egoism, egoist, egoistic, egotism, egotist, egotistical

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1. List of paraphrases for "self":

   self-, automatic, autonomy, auto, self-control, yourself, self-management, autonomous, self-government, self-defense, programmed, self-care, self-assessment, personality

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1. Mike Pompeo:

   The United States government took these actions unilaterally, in an attempt to appease the Communist regime in Beijing, today I am announcing that I am lifting all of these self-imposed restrictions.

2. Julia Louis-Dreyfus:

   It’s hard to say no but I’ve just had to be very careful about managing my time and conserving my energy, so you know I’m putting my whole self into Key to the Cure, you can’t spread yourself too thin. That’s why I wanted to choose the organization wisely and carefully.

3. Guy Debelle:

   The uncertainty as to how the dispute will play out on both the trade and technology fronts means businesses are waiting to see how the uncertainty resolves rather than invest, the longer businesses hold off, the weaker demand will be, which will further confirm the decision to wait. That runs the risk of a self-fulfilling downturn.

4. Arthur Schopenhauer:

   All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.

5. Wes Craven:

   All of us have the potential of being evil, the idea of the American dream community is an illusion. And the thought that you can construct a society that is free of evil is dangerous because you start to act very self-righteously.