Thesaurus results for INTROVERSION

introversion

noun

Definition of introversion

as in self-absorption

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Recent Examples of introversion The moon’s clash with Uranus inspires introversion, but this influence will be short-lived. — Usa Today, USA Today, 3 May 2026 Its arrival in this sizzling Fire sign shifts the tone from dreamy introversion to active manifestation. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026 Individual social needs vary based on personality and levels of introversion or extroversion. — Holly Haber, Dallas Morning News, 20 Mar. 2026 Scientists have seen roughly that level of lifespan heritability with other species, as well as with other human traits, such as psychological factors like introversion. — Andrew Joseph, STAT, 29 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for introversion

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Noun

Pro-natalist conservatives have cited the decrease in women deciding to have children as a kind of modern self-absorption and evidence of the failures of feminism.

— Ian Crouch, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2026
The action cuts back and forth from Anna and Alice in Rome, the latter still deeply resentful and convinced the whole elaborate story is just some morbid fantasy hatched out of her mother’s self-absorption.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of self-absorption

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This keeps the performance informal and keeps the narrative — a staggering odyssey of injustices, abuses, travel adventures, extraordinary coincidences, losses, reunions, reflections and self-analysis — from becoming sensationalized.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
Do the harder work first, a real self-analysis to find where the breakdown actually happened.

— John Speranza, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of self-analysis

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Inextricable to Long’s art, though, is a self-awareness and acerbic wit that elevates the narrative and reminds us that humor is integral to survival, too.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
Developing self-awareness is critical for leaders, as is getting feedback to continually test that self-perception.

— Joelle Jay, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of self-awareness

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And the disturbing oscillations are a journey from uncertainty to insight, a train ride from introspection to moral resolution.

— Ben Corn, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Sep. 2026
Yom Kippur, which is coming on Monday, is the most solemn time on the Jewish calendar, is a day of introspection, self-examination, self-evaluation, and self-reflection.

— Marc Schneier, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of introspection

Noun

Natalie’s anxieties about her sexuality and frustration with her parents’ self-involvement.

— Judy Berman, Time, 5 June 2026
By widening the lens, Clark is able to redirect the book’s gaze from the mother toward a quizzical, sometimes critical, but not unaffectionate portrait of two generations of political activism, with the attendant self-involvement and domestic negligence.

— James Wood, New Yorker, 4 May 2026

Definition of self-involvement

Noun

Happy gained recognition for passing the mirror self-recognition test, a feat that highlighted her advanced self-awareness.

— Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026
She is driven by a commitment to creating hopeful, transformative representations of Native life, especially for youth, offering characters and stories that reflect strength, possibility and self-recognition.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of self-recognition

Noun

The Year of Perfect Skin, for instance, was more than an example of self-centeredness, more than an effort to turn my face translucent, luminous as a moonstone set in silver prongs.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 31 Aug. 2026
There’s a fine line between self-care and self-centeredness.

— Barton Goldsmith, AJC.com, 2 June 2026

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