as in self-concept
the way you think about yourself and your abilities or appearance
She has a positive self-image buoyed by her years of success.
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Recent Examples of self-image
Bandura’s research showed that people tend to reframe or rationalize their actions to protect their self-image, even when the facts suggest otherwise.
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Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
This could be a sobering truth or reality check around your self-image, or a relationship that requires more serious commitment.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 3 Apr. 2025
The argument went something like this: Yes, Musk hurt the GOP brand and his work in Wisconsin was nothing short of a failure, but his celebrity marries nicely with Trump’s self-image.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 2 Apr. 2025
The study results supported other work that found that mirroring self-image on Zoom is the source of some serious self-consciousness.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
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Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
This could be a sobering truth or reality check around your self-image, or a relationship that requires more serious commitment.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 3 Apr. 2025
The argument went something like this: Yes, Musk hurt the GOP brand and his work in Wisconsin was nothing short of a failure, but his celebrity marries nicely with Trump’s self-image.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 2 Apr. 2025
The study results supported other work that found that mirroring self-image on Zoom is the source of some serious self-consciousness.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for self-image
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-image
Noun
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Over a series of four experiments testing self-esteem and self-concept clarity, researchers determined that individuals with low self-esteem had less clarity and certainty in their self-concept, which led to unstable and inconsistent confidence.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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As highlighted in a Harvard Business Review article, working through a professional identity crisis involves redefining your self-concept and aligning it with your aspirations.—
Carrie Anne Yu,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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His comedy is a shallow-focus lens, rendering every plane of his self-perception in exquisite detail and losing specificity or texture as soon as that lens pans out toward other characters in his story.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
23 May 2025
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This identity disruption extends beyond self-perception.—
Lorraine Wiseman,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Cudi helped bring about a shift to hip-hop by introducing moodiness, unconventionality and introspection to the genre, trends that still hold today and influenced West, said Shamira Ibrahim, a freelance culture writer.—
Deon J. Hampton,
NBC news,
22 May 2025
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Rutherford is an appealing leading lady, able to marry both Agathe’s seeming awkwardness (and some most excellent bits of physical humor) and her deep introspection into something fresh and flinty.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
20 May 2025
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“Self-image.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-image. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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