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Recent Examples of introversion
Psychologist Hans Jürgen Eysenck has said that creativity and introversion often go hand in hand.
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Goldie Chan, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2025
This is perhaps best understood in terms of one of the Big Five Personality traits – introversion and extraversion – as many people have come to realize that there are individual differences, but one is not inherently better than the other.
—Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
The deep introversion Pet Sounds communicates was the result of this process, spurred on in part by Wilson's worsening mental health, affected by both drug use and the feeling that the pop world that had granted him power no longer had room for his dreams.
—Ann Powers, NPR, 11 June 2025
So why bother to differentiate between introversion/extroversion and social/communication styles?
—Laura Vanderberg, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
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Goldie Chan, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2025
This is perhaps best understood in terms of one of the Big Five Personality traits – introversion and extraversion – as many people have come to realize that there are individual differences, but one is not inherently better than the other.
—Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
The deep introversion Pet Sounds communicates was the result of this process, spurred on in part by Wilson's worsening mental health, affected by both drug use and the feeling that the pop world that had granted him power no longer had room for his dreams.
—Ann Powers, NPR, 11 June 2025
So why bother to differentiate between introversion/extroversion and social/communication styles?
—Laura Vanderberg, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for introversion
Recent Examples of Synonyms for introversion
- self-absorption
- self-analysis
- self-consciousness
- self-awareness
- introspection
- self-involvement
- self-recognition
- self-centeredness
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While not downright horrible, that audience-exit polling indicates a certain polarization — specifically around the film’s sentimental ending and Marty’s world-beating, all-encompassing self-absorption.—
Chris Lee,
Vulture,
29 Dec. 2025
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Renate Reinsve and Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas play sisters, raised in a sprawling yet cozy house that has been in the family for years; when their mother dies, they’re forced to reckon with the selfishness and self-absorption of their long estranged filmmaker father (Stellan Skarsgård).—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
3 Dec. 2025
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With a mind engaged in varied tasks, the time dedicated to art becomes sharper, less prone to the debilitating self-analysis that can derail artistic momentum.—
Kice Akkawi,
Rolling Stone,
16 June 2025
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Mills, a longtime associate of Fiona Apple, knows this territory well: the pointed self-analysis of an extremely sensitive person.—
Jenn Pelly,
Time,
7 June 2025
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Though Tyson’s appearance is subject to ridicule and even self-consciousness on his part, his character far outshines his physical appearance.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Parents,
8 Dec. 2025
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In practice, the moral circle of beings whose interests matter is drawn not around self-consciousness but around species membership.—
Monika Piotrowska,
The Conversation,
8 Dec. 2025
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An unexpected reroute in plans reminds you that growth sometimes means relearning the same lesson, just with more self-awareness this time.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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That, in and of itself, is actually pretty good self-awareness.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
7 Nov. 2025
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Winter is prime time for introspection and rest, and the current wave of nail trends reflect that.—
Ariel Wodarcyk,
InStyle,
11 Jan. 2026
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The Altadena space suffered minimal damage, and after months of introspection and urging from his employees, Tyler rechristened the place as Betsy in August.—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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Wettig noted in an August 2009 interview with NPR that though Thirtysomething's characters were often accused of being narcissistic by critics, their self-involvement was also reflective of the time.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Sep. 2025
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In terms that viewers of the original series might understand, Esmeralda falls somewhere between the tyranny of Michael Scott, the absurdity of Dwight Schrute, and the self-involvement of Kelly Kapoor with a particular charisma that only Impacciatore could pull off.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
4 Sep. 2025
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That hint of self-recognition winds up being heartbreaking, giving the film’s drama a certain gravity that almost works against its more old-fashioned pleasures.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2026
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Melding the human and nonhuman realms becomes an act of self-recognition for Gander, granting a deeper understanding of himself and the setting of his birth.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Dec. 2025
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Narcissists are known for their sense of entitlement, self-centeredness, superiority complex, and condescending attitude toward others.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
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This is different from egoism and self-centeredness.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Introversion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/introversion. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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