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SELF Synonyms

There are 10 synonyms of the word self. (exact relations)
There are 7 hypernyms of the word self. (close relations)
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Definition of SELF

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ego
nounn
noun

• an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others

• your consciousness of your own identity

• (psychoanalysis) the conscious mind

being
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• the state or fact of existing

• a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently

character
nounn
noun

• an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

• a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something

• the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions

• an actor's portrayal of someone in a play

• a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)

• good repute

• a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability

• a written symbol that is used to represent speech

• (genetics) an attribute (structural or functional) that is determined by a gene or group of genes

verb

• engrave or inscribe characters on

creature
nounn
noun

• a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

• a living being

• a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else

human
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• characteristic of humanity

• relating to a person

• having human form or attributes as opposed to those of animals or divine beings

noun

• any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage

identity
nounn
noun

• the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity

• the individual characteristics by which a thing or person is recognized or known

• an operator that leaves unchanged the element on which it operates

• exact sameness

individual
nounn
adjective

• being or characteristic of a single thing or person

noun

• a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential

• a single organism

adjective satellite

• separate and distinct from others of the same kind

• characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing

• concerning one person exclusively

person
nounn
noun

• a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential

• a human body (usually including the clothing)

• a grammatical category used in the classification of pronouns, possessive determiners, and verb forms according to whether they indicate the speaker, the addressee, or a third party

soul
nounn
noun

• the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

• a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential

• deep feeling or emotion

• the human embodiment of something

• a secular form of gospel that was a major Black musical genre in the 1960s and 1970s

oneself
pronoun

• A person's self: general form of himself, herself, themself or yourself.

Best Hypernyms For SELF

Here is a list of related hypernyms for self, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (7)
consciousness individual mortal person somebody someone soul

Alternatives for EGO

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