as in introspection
examination of one's own thoughts and feelings
after some self-reflection I realized that I hadn't been honest with my partner
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Recent Examples of self-reflection
This self-reflection encourages small shifts that support the long-term success of relationships, careers and business ventures.
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Willow Kai, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Applicants are in the early days of self-reflection; life on a treadmill is unexamined.
—Scott White, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
Justin Bieber has been documenting what appears to be an intense period of self-reflection through a series of Instagram posts for more than three months.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 16 June 2025
Emotional regulation, self-reflection and the ability to derive meaning from experiences are fundamental to effective leadership.
—Maureen Metcalf, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
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Willow Kai, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Applicants are in the early days of self-reflection; life on a treadmill is unexamined.
—Scott White, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
Justin Bieber has been documenting what appears to be an intense period of self-reflection through a series of Instagram posts for more than three months.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 16 June 2025
Emotional regulation, self-reflection and the ability to derive meaning from experiences are fundamental to effective leadership.
—Maureen Metcalf, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-reflection
Noun
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Each of the disciples have their own secrets to bear, life taking them on some brutal pathways, the piece leaning into powerful introspection.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
28 June 2025
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Decades of introspection have ultimately led her to look out.—
Book Marks
June 26,
Literary Hub,
26 June 2025
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But his win has sparked a wave of GOP attacks and triggered a fresh round of soul-searching among Democrats.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
26 June 2025
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The scale of the Republican Party's triumph in November—taking the White House, flipping the Senate, and maintaining control of the House—has sparked soul-searching within the Democratic Party over what went wrong and how to rebuild.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
Noun
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Constellation should use this black eye as an opportunity for brutally honest self-examination.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
10 June 2025
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This self-examination seems glib (whereas del Toro was actually more affecting as the desperate artist in The French Dispatch).—
Armond White,
National Review,
30 May 2025
Noun
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There are three invitations leaders can offer their direct reports: Play with the technology as a tool for self-observation.—
Michael Hudson,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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Anyone who has tracked their daily steps or worn a glucose monitor can testify that self-observation works.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes,
7 Oct. 2024
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And when the internet bloomed, people grew alarmed that easy access to information would erode our capacity for concentration and contemplation.—
Robert B. Tucker,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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The song plays as Jack reflects on everything unfolding in his world — a moment of quiet contemplation and inner reckoning.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
18 June 2025
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“Self-reflection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-reflection. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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