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Synonyms & Antonyms of navel-gazing
excessive interest in oneself
- a singer-songwriter whose compositions are too often exercises in self-important navel-gazing
Synonyms for navel-gazing
Words Related to navel-gazing
- complacence,
- complacency,
- conceit,
- conceitedness,
- ego,
- pomposity,
- pompousness,
- pride,
- pridefulness,
- self-admiration,
- self-conceit,
- self-esteem,
- self-importance,
- self-indulgence,
- self-love,
- self-partiality,
- self-respect,
- self-satisfaction,
- self-sufficiency,
- smugness,
- vaingloriousness,
- vainglory,
- vainness,
- vanity
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“Navel-gazing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/navel-gazing. Accessed 30 Jul. 2021.
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The first known use of navel-gazing was in 1959
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