self-partiality

noun

Definition of self-partialitynext
1
as in vaingloriousness

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2
as in self-opinionatedness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-partiality
  1. complacency
  2. favoritism
  3. vanity
  4. chauvinism
  5. vainglory
  6. cronyism
  7. smugness
  8. nepotism
Noun
  • Meanwhile, Jackson is sounding the alarm over sluggish early voting across deep-red rural Georgia, warning that complacency in GOP strongholds could jeopardize his bid for governor.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • His household becomes a microcosm of a broader societal moral decay, fuelled by detachment, indifference, corruption, complacency and the pursuit of comfort.
    — Katherine Brodsky, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of complacency
Noun
  • The government responded to her filing and courtroom outburst by asking that she be removed from the case citing hostility toward the government and favoritism for the plaintiffs.
    — Gary Fields, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The same relationships that make effective representation possible also make political favoritism difficult to distinguish from legitimate government.
    — Nicholas Jacobs, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of favoritism
Noun
  • This looks snug and has a flushing toilet, a vanity sink, a shower, and a washer/dryer.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2026
  • But his work has likely been on your neck, your vanity, your partner or your ex.
    — Arabelle Sicardi, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 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
  • The conceit is saved from vainglory by the gravity Cage brings to the performance.
    — Isaac Butler, The New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2023
  • That’s the mantra for wide receivers, a group long known for their vainglory.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2023
Definition of vainglory
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
  • 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
  • That joke, which McNamara hits with a palpable sparkle of smugness, illustrates how deliciously blunt her comedic sensibility is.
    — Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of smugness
Noun
  • Janet Rogers, the wife of Tyrone Rogers, was appointed to the position in February after Arambula stepped down, prompting accusations of nepotism.
    — Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Sorry but this nepotism and bravolebrity entitlement does not put him above the law.
    — Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of nepotism
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“Self-partiality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-partiality. Accessed 31 Oct. 2026.

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