self-reflective
adjective
self-re·flec·tive
ˌself-ri-ˈflek-tiv 
: marked by or engaging in self-reflection
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Each of the seven tracks stands on its own merit as a self-reflective tale of vulnerability and longing.
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Jae-Ha Kim, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2025
Not only does the AI need to do this in terms of what the user is saying, but the AI needs to be self-reflective as well.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Burnett, in the two-thousands, was self-reflective, testing his ability to tell big, major-key narratives.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 14 June 2025
Craig is self-reflective while being appropriately reverent to the tropes of the genre.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
The bicentennial of our nation’s birth took place during a singularly self-reflective historical moment, just a year after the complete withdrawal of the United States from Vietnam and two years after Richard Nixon’s post-Watergate resignation.
—Amy S. Greenberg, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
At times self-reflective and at times defiant, Peterson’s declaration after two decades in prison — most of those on Death Row — offers his most detailed version of a story that continues to capture international attention.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2025
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Jae-Ha Kim, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2025
Not only does the AI need to do this in terms of what the user is saying, but the AI needs to be self-reflective as well.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Burnett, in the two-thousands, was self-reflective, testing his ability to tell big, major-key narratives.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 14 June 2025
Craig is self-reflective while being appropriately reverent to the tropes of the genre.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
The bicentennial of our nation’s birth took place during a singularly self-reflective historical moment, just a year after the complete withdrawal of the United States from Vietnam and two years after Richard Nixon’s post-Watergate resignation.
—Amy S. Greenberg, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
At times self-reflective and at times defiant, Peterson’s declaration after two decades in prison — most of those on Death Row — offers his most detailed version of a story that continues to capture international attention.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2025
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“Self-reflective.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-reflective. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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