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

When leaders’ curiosity wanes, their team members often follow suit, which can lead to observations getting missed, complacency setting in and advantages getting lost.

— Brandi Watterson, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
That’s the risk Washington is not pricing into its complacency.

— Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of complacency

Noun

Trump officials say any such favoritism violate the Civil Rights Act of 1964, a federal law that forbids discrimination in education and other public places and was created to fight segregation and its effect.

— Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Trump officials say any such favoritism violates Title IV of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, a federal law that forbids discrimination in education and was created to fight segregation and its impact.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of favoritism

Noun

Some lead actors are actively involved in the development of their shows; others are admittedly given a producer credit as a vanity title.

— Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026
But this isn’t a vanity project, and the wealth gets shared in terms of screen time and idiosyncratic performances.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of vanity

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

Personal bias … petty jealousies … vendettas … cronyism … axes to grind.

— Steve Buckley, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026
The pro-Russia conservative leader ruled for 20 years in total, leaving a web of corrupt cronyism in highly compromised state institutions.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of cronyism

Noun

Even if the movie gets a bit crazy in an apocalyptic epilogue, its picture of bourgeois smugness due for a takedown is delicious.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
The demon was largely limited to one expression — smugness — and was inexplicably the only character who spoke Japanese.

— Corbin Bolies, Variety, 10 June 2026

Definition of smugness

Noun

The goal of such a system, often used in combination with elections, was to prevent excessive influence and nepotism, and shore up trust in the system of government and those who wielded power through it.

— Esther King, The Dial, 15 Sep. 2026
Yet, Stella Lefty’s rise has been hotly debated — conversations about nepotism, originality, and TikTok’s influence on the music industry have taken over.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of nepotism

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