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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Just as musical reveries reveal our secret selves, they also point to what we share with others.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

And there’s one more person we can influence a whole lot, too: our future selves.

From Slate • May 15, 2026

But McVay and general manager Les Snead were not their typically ebullient selves when discussing Simpson during their Thursday night news conference.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

Saturday was a return to their reserved selves when, really, you wanted to see the warriors of November, or at least a version of them.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

“No idea. But the mystery of where our future selves get the weird disappearing paper is solved.”

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin