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Recent Examples of self-consciousness
There’s no crippling self-consciousness.
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Literary Hub, 8 May 2026
The shame and self-consciousness of visible shaking can lead people to withdraw from the meals, gatherings, and small daily rituals that anchor a social life.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 7 May 2026
So self-consciousness of adolescence made life on the set excruciating for me.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
That initial wave of self-consciousness?
—Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Apr. 2026
The style choices of the royal bride-to-be show a certain self-consciousness that elevates classic dressing with additional meaning.
—Giorgia Olivieri, Vanity Fair, 2 Apr. 2026
The criterion of self-consciousness, meanwhile, is of no use for the practical task of distinguishing between human and nonhuman digital activity.
—Andrey Mir, Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
To evade detection, or out of simple self-consciousness about his appearance, Frank loses himself in the dark of the movies.
—Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026
Here’s a guy who dominates on the field every Sunday talking openly about love, poetry and the person who inspires him most, without a shred of self-consciousness.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2026
Literary Hub, 8 May 2026
The shame and self-consciousness of visible shaking can lead people to withdraw from the meals, gatherings, and small daily rituals that anchor a social life.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 7 May 2026
So self-consciousness of adolescence made life on the set excruciating for me.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
That initial wave of self-consciousness?
—Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Apr. 2026
The style choices of the royal bride-to-be show a certain self-consciousness that elevates classic dressing with additional meaning.
—Giorgia Olivieri, Vanity Fair, 2 Apr. 2026
The criterion of self-consciousness, meanwhile, is of no use for the practical task of distinguishing between human and nonhuman digital activity.
—Andrey Mir, Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
To evade detection, or out of simple self-consciousness about his appearance, Frank loses himself in the dark of the movies.
—Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026
Here’s a guy who dominates on the field every Sunday talking openly about love, poetry and the person who inspires him most, without a shred of self-consciousness.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-consciousness
- self-awareness
- self-recognition
- self-analysis
- introspection
- self-reflection
- self-observation
- self-absorption
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Meester plays all of this with a convincing lack of self-awareness and hilarious desire to keep the walls from closing in around her.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
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Seek philosophies that give you better self-awareness about the true meaning of your life.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
28 May 2026
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According to a new study published in PLOS One, both animals show the behavioral hallmarks of mirror self-recognition—a cognitive ability long considered a marker of self-awareness, and one that had never before been documented in beluga whales.—
Federica Sgorbissa,
ArsTechnica,
24 May 2026
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Research from Frontiers in Neurology and Neuroscience links susceptibility to contagious yawning with theory of mind, self-recognition and activation of brain regions associated with social cognition and empathy.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2026
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For aspiring owners, self-analysis of one’s personality, financial status, goals and life experiences should become the foundation for future choices.—
Angelo Chavez,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Bait, the new Prime Video miniseries Ahmed created, wrote, and stars in, is both an exercise in self-analysis and an interrogation of it, a breakneck romp through farce, satire, thriller, family drama, and romantic walk-and-talk that transforms itself in each of its six episodes.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Embarrassment over a vulgar and inept political class seems unlikely to open out into severe introspection among the United States’ intellectual and cultural elites, who are primed to regurgitate the narratives of American exceptionalism.—
Wyatt Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
2 June 2026
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The series achieves more introspection than the average sports documentary, and will feel revelatory to anyone who hasn’t followed the 22-time Grand Slam champion’s career in detail.—
Ava Wallace,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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Miraval has long encouraged guests to limit or even forego their use of digital devices as a way of enhancing awareness of one’s surroundings and allowing moments for self-reflection and personal growth.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
3 June 2026
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Opportunities for self-reflection abound across the summer calendar.—
Kayla Samoy,
Chicago Tribune,
3 June 2026
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The purpose of this exercise is not to match your paradigm perfectly but to give you a thematic lens for self-observation.—
Liz Tran,
CNBC,
5 Feb. 2026
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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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Those sorts of unexpected shifts are what make Vile’s brand of self-absorption so uniquely absorbing after all these years, even as Philadelphia leans into his familiar formula of ’70s-Neil ditch-digging filtered through ’80s-Springsteen production and stretched across ’90s-CD sprawl.—
Stuart Berman,
Pitchfork,
4 June 2026
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This fits the very pattern that Rice has created: a model of self-absorption.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
20 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Self-consciousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-consciousness. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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