SELF-LOVE Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

self-love

noun

ˌself-ˈləv

Definition of self-love

as in vanity

an often unjustified feeling of being pleased with oneself or with one's situation or achievements nurtured a self-love that was far greater than any affection she ever felt for another person

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Recent Examples of self-love Of course self-love won’t solve all of this. — Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 11 June 2026 The multi-hyphenate opened up about self-work and self-love during a new interview promoting her upcoming Netflix romcom Office Romance. — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 5 June 2026 The titular Jim is an Insta-famous gym queen — the filmmakers made an account to follow several gay influencers during production for research — who preaches self-love but looks down on anyone who doesn’t fit his own standard of beauty. — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 15 May 2026 To those in the know, the pregnancy statues themselves also telegraph self-love, even if the result is (quite literally) navel-gazey. — Elizabeth Kiefer, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for self-love

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Noun

The bathroom brings that rich blue into focus with its gilded vanity and various textures.

— Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 26 Aug. 2026
Nine-foot stainless-steel screens, originally designed to keep fish from swimming into dams, were reshaped into curved, airfoil-like vanity doors.

— David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of vanity

Noun

The fact that both quarterbacks checked their ego at the door has impressed North Stars coach Rob Pomazak.

— Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
Sometimes, even when the prosecutor involved almost certainly knows something other than justice is in the works, there is a momentum of ego and bureaucracy that is hard to reverse.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of ego

Noun

Harris credited his defensive line and said the team takes pride in being a hard team to run against.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2026
In short, Parton may not have claimed to be a feminist, but her feminist fans claimed her just the same — with pride and affection.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026

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