self-exploration

noun

self-ex·​plo·​ra·​tion ˌself-ˌek-splə-ˈrā-shən 

-ˌsplȯ-

: the examination and analysis of one's own unrealized spiritual or intellectual capacities

Examples of self-exploration in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Since there are very few existing sources of data like this, approaches like teleoperation, video analysis, motion capture of humans, and self-exploration in simulation and in the real world are all seen as important ways to collect data. — IEEE Spectrum, 20 May 2026

That self-neglect resulted in a health challenge, which eventually led to Godfred reconnecting with her passion for poetry and self-exploration. — Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026

After a whole lot of angst and self-exploration. — Tina Eves, SPIN, 23 Apr. 2026

The exploration of others is simultaneously a self-exploration. — Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 22 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1954, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for self-exploration

• abbreviation
• abomination
• acceleration
• accentuation
• accommodation
• accreditation
• acculturation
• accumulation
• acetylation
• adjudication
• administration
• adulteration