Synonyms of self-inflicted

self-inflicted

adjective

as in self-imposed

Related Words

• self-imposed
• volitional
• premeditated
• conscious
• purposeful
• intentional
• deliberate
• planned
• considered
• advised
• unforced
• voluntary
• knowing
• prepense
• uncoerced
• premeditative
• willing
• willful
• freewill

Dissimilar Words

• unintended
• unintentional
• involuntary
• unwilling
• accidental
• forced
• unplanned
• automatic
• spontaneous
• unpremeditated
• coerced
• will-less
• instinctive
• impulsive
• unprompted

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of self-inflicted

Now Starmer is going due to unpopularity, largely self-inflicted, after policy errors including scrapping the pensioners’ winter fuel allowance, hitting small farmers with inheritance tax increases and appointing a close friend of the late paedophile Jeffrey Epstein as ambassador to Washington. — Ian King, CNBC, 24 June 2026

Jonathan, one through line in this book is that a lot of the problems Trump faces in his second term have been self-inflicted. — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 23 June 2026

He’s used to dealing with adversity — some self-inflicted and some not — and beating against the current nonetheless. — Brody Miller, New York Times, 22 June 2026

Some of those problems are self-inflicted. — Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 18 June 2026