self-reflective

adjective

self-re·​flec·​tive ˌself-ri-ˈflek-tiv How to pronounce self-reflective (audio)
: marked by or engaging in self-reflection

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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 During a recent interview in Rolling Stone, Murph was guarded but self-reflective. Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 14 July 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 This update comes weeks after Bieber had been sharing self-reflective statements on social media. Marina Watts, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1670, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of self-reflective was in 1670

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“Self-reflective.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-reflective. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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