SELF-PARTIALITY Synonyms: 98 Similar and Opposite Words

self-partiality

noun

Definition of self-partiality

as in vaingloriousness

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as in self-opinionatedness

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Noun

In stressed markets undergoing soul-searching about the long-term bullish thesis, prices often need to travel further to find buyers with conviction while the market action must disappoint dip-buyers to extinguish complacency.

— Michael Santoli, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026
Today, experts say, the phrase is in danger of becoming synonymous with the potentially enormous costs of overconfidence, complacency, and an unwillingness to change.

— Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of complacency

Noun

In that situation, there’s more potential for marketing nepotism and favoritism to titles and properties in-house.

— J. Kim Murphy, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2026
Insurers have blamed the law and its alleged favoritism toward providers in the arbitration process for contributing to recent premium hikes, and Democrats argue that creating a simpler system would help rein in rate increases for everyone.

— Dylan Scott, Vox, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of favoritism

Noun

The young Forster recoiled from the school’s culture of authoritarianism and militaristic chauvinism, which may have found expression in the students’ often appalling attitudes toward their own mothers.

— Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 7 May 2026
Her stories are well-told, relevant and often searing, detailing an elementary-school teacher’s slight, a hometown swimming-pool reckoning and chauvinism from an Ivy League club.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026

Definition of chauvinism

Noun

That set off the wave of youth protests that blamed the collapse on high-level corruption and cronyism during renovation work at the station.

— JOVANA GEC, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
That set off a wave of youth protests that blamed the collapse on high-level corruption, cronyism and rampant graft during renovation work at the station.

— Jovana Gec, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of cronyism

Noun

To use satire to confirm does not bring with it dramatic excitement and risks a certain smugness of point of view.

— Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
The candidate, whose relishing of combative interviews and debates verges occasionally on smugness, was slated to potentially appear on 60 Minutes before the November election, people familiar with the planning said.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of smugness

Noun

There is no world in which a G-Leaguer can be so underwhelming and keep getting NBA call-ups without a heaping helping of nepotism.

— Matt Calkins OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Nov. 2026
In that situation, there’s more potential for marketing nepotism and favoritism to titles and properties in-house.

— J. Kim Murphy, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of nepotism

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