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
  • But there comes a point where comfort can quietly become complacency.
    — Bill Holodnak, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The company prides itself on a 97 percent score on France’s Equal Opportunity Index, which calculates the gender pay gap, but Nicolas cautioned against complacency.
    — WWD Staff, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of complacency
Noun
  • Rogers' campaign released a statement accusing the station of favoritism and suggesting the moderator had already taken sides.
    — Terrance Friday, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • In 2024, a Veolia North America subsidiary sued the City-Parish of Baton Rouge after losing a bid for its wastewater operations and management contract, alleging the procurement process was unfair, noncompliant and guided by favoritism.
    — Mary Spicuzza, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of favoritism
Noun
  • Document which channels show actual engagement versus vanity metrics.
    — Jacquelyn LaMar Berney, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • My concerns were never about my ego or vanity, but about the truth of that world.
    — Kyle Maclachlan, HollywoodReporter, 29 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
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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“Self-partiality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-partiality. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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