as in introspection
examination of one's own thoughts and feelings
so consumed with self-questioning that he was virtually paralyzed by self-doubt
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-questioning
- introspection
- self-reflective
- soul-searching
- diffident
- self-reflection
- self-examination
- self-observation
- self-scrutiny
Noun
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Emotional matters from the past could resurface, requiring introspection.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
1 Aug. 2025 -
What followed was a period of deep introspection, including therapy, journaling, and writing letters to herself, many of which later transformed into lyrics.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
31 July 2025
Adjective
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Students in all stages of their high school careers should be mindful and self-reflective about how their values inform their use of AI tools.—
Christopher Rim,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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During a recent interview in Rolling Stone, Murph was guarded but self-reflective.—
Jonathan Bernstein,
Rolling Stone,
14 July 2025
Noun
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The conference call was dispiriting, with CEO Andy Jassy giving a long and unnecessary soul-searching answer to Morgan Stanley analyst Brian Nowak's question about Amazon falling behind in generative.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
4 Aug. 2025
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The scale of the Republican Party's triumph in November—taking the White House, flipping the Senate, and maintaining control of the House—has sparked soul-searching within the Democratic Party over what went wrong and how to rebuild.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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In the new film Hot Milk, the sensual but diffident 20-something Sofia (Emma Mackey) travels with her invalid mother, Rose (Fiona Shaw), to the Mediterranean shores of Spain in search of an experimental cure for the latter’s (possibly hypochondriac) illness.—
Erik Morse,
Vogue,
26 June 2025
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Today, they’re considered all-time greats, geniuses of melody and tension and originators of the diffident, philosophical mode that came to dominate American guitar rock in the new century.—
Armin Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
6 June 2025
Noun
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Even when Maron was a younger, more aggressive comic, his jokes were always a vehicle for recursive self-reflection.—
Vikram Murthi,
The Atlantic,
2 Aug. 2025
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As the month unfolds, a new moon in Virgo arrives on Aug. 23, bringing a fresh start to your 12th house of subconscious patterns, urging you to embrace inner healing and self-reflection.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
1 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Blight argues persuasively that Douglass’s eloquence transformed the speech into an enduring historical marker — a profound moment of national self-examination that reverberates across generations.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
4 July 2025
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For me, Lent, the 40-day period leading up to Easter, is about periodic self-examination, reflection, and a deep look at life with intention and commitment to live forward with greater meaning.—
Walt Shelton,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
Noun
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There are three invitations leaders can offer their direct reports: Play with the technology as a tool for self-observation.—
Michael Hudson,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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Anyone who has tracked their daily steps or worn a glucose monitor can testify that self-observation works.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes,
7 Oct. 2024
Noun
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Few other nations are as prone to self-scrutiny and self-criticism, or as engaged in impassioned discourse on the nature of liberty and democracy without fear of governmental repression.—
Kenneth Lasson,
Baltimore Sun,
1 Jan. 2025
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Above all, Raisman is working on breaking free from a vicious cycle of self-scrutiny.—
Katie Camero,
USA TODAY,
29 Feb. 2024
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“Self-questioning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-questioning. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.
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