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Recent Examples of inner-directed
One is inner-directed, determined to build self-esteem.
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Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2023
Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inner-directed
Adjective
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A lot of tennis players are so egocentric.—
Patrick McEnroe,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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But research on egocentric bias shows that leaders vastly overestimate how much audiences care about the company's journey.—
Harrison Monarth,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Her Delia Deetz, the narcissistic artist stepmom of Winona Ryder’s Lydia Deetz, was a supporting character who stole the whole show.—
Jocelyn Noveck,
Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2026
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He’s best known for his Nicolas Cage–starring fantasy thriller Dream Scenario, but this trailer evokes his smaller hit, Sick of Myself, a dark comedy about a narcissistic woman and her equally toxic artist boyfriend.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
3 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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While she and his working mom (Sarah Snook) are initially seen as culprits, the boy’s selfish father (Jake Lacy, who played similar roles in the dire Moriarty adaptation Apples Never Fall and The White Lotus) turns out to be the guiltiest party of all.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
30 Jan. 2026
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Guys are being selfish, trying to look for their own shots instead of looking for the right shot for the team.—
Tim Reynolds,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Such moments—subjective but hardly solipsistic—are few and far between.—
Rosa Lyster,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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Helm is nothing if not solipsistic, narcissistic even.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Your son appears to be self-centered and emotionally distanced from you and the family.—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
22 Dec. 2025
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Your son appears to be self-centered and emotionally distanced from you and the family.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
20 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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In Tim Burton’s breakthrough film, O’Hara played tragically hip Delia Deetz, the pretentious and self-absorbed stepmother of Winona Ryder’s Lydia.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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Benedict doesn’t realize that the woman who has entirely captured his attention is Sophie, the maid for the formidable Araminta Gun (Katie Leung), aka Lady Penwood and her daughters, the vicious and self-absorbed Rosamund Li (Michelle Mao) and the sweet but simple Posy Li (Isabella Wei).—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The screenwriter, Nora Garrett, has achieved an amusingly florid Hollywood simulacrum—one that tilts into knowing parody—of an intensely self-regarding world.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Nola Darling is a successful graphic artist, living it up in Brooklyn and dating three men: gentlemanly Jamie, self-involved Greer, and motormouth Mars.—
John Ortved,
Vogue,
29 Oct. 2025
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Redford said recent signs of a resurgence in student activism are welcome change over the 1980s, when many were self-involved and primarily concerned about making money.—
Hannah Parry
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Inner-directed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inner-directed. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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