selves

[selvz] / sɛlvz /

NOUN

being

Synonyms

STRONGEST

character ego identity individuality myself person personality

STRONG

egocentrism individual individualization narcissism personal psyche substantive

WEAK

identical oneself own proprium selfhood

Antonyms

WEAK

other

Example Sentences

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Tribalists and traditionalists have controlled the terms of the battle, one by simplifying, the other by denying, the way privilege has shaped our compound selves.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026

All the adult actors are very pretty, including the women, though the calculation—a helpful one—was to cast performers who don’t resemble the younger selves of the present-day characters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Holloway added: "I want to express to people that you are allowed to evolve and change and embrace the whole story, their whole selves."

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

He just gave them permission to be their true selves.

From Salon • May 26, 2026

Wid any and everybody in uh passle pushin’ and shovin’ wid they no-manners selves?

From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston