Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun ego

3 senses of ego

Sense 1
ego, egotism, self-importance -- (an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others)
       => pride, pridefulness -- (a feeling of self-respect and personal worth)

Sense 2
self, ego -- (your consciousness of your own identity)
       => consciousness -- (an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation; "he lost consciousness")

Sense 3
ego -- ((psychoanalysis) the conscious mind)
       => mind, head, brain, psyche, nous -- (that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason; "his mind wandered"; "I couldn't get his words out of my head")