Synonyms of self-questioning

self-questioning 1 of 2

noun

ˌself-ˈkwes-chə-niŋ 

as in introspection

examination of one's own thoughts and feelings

so consumed with self-questioning that he was virtually paralyzed by self-doubt

Synonyms & Similar Words

• introspection
• soul-searching
• self-reflection
• self-examination
• self-observation
• self-scrutiny
• self-searching
• contemplation
• self-contemplation
• self-analysis
• reflection
• self-awareness
• self-consciousness
• self-recognition
• meditation
• self-absorption
• self-discovery
• introversion
• self-realization
• self-knowledge
• self-exploration
• rumination
• self-actualization
• self-fulfillment
• self-image
• self-involvement
• self-concept
• self-perception
• self-concern
• self-centeredness
• self-revelation

self-questioning

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adjective

as in self-reflective

Related Words

• self-reflective
• diffident
• self-flagellating
• self-doubting
• other-directed
• humanitarian
• altruistic
• philanthropic
• self-sacrificing
• magnanimous
• selfless
• unselfish
• self-denying
• generous
• benevolent
• self-giving
• self-forgetting
• self-forgetful
• charitable
• greathearted
• beneficent

Dissimilar Words

• narcissistic
• selfish
• egocentric
• solipsistic
• egoistic
• egotistic
• self-centered
• self-absorbed
• self-regarding
• self-preoccupied
• self-concerned
• egomaniacal
• self-involved
• self-seeking
• self-interested
• self-loving
• self-oriented
• self-obsessed
• self-serving
• inner-directed
• self-infatuated
• complacent
• vain
• conceited
• smug
• self-indulgent
• vainglorious
• prideful
• pompous
• self-directed
• self-contented
• self-complacent
• overweening
• self-glorifying
• self-satisfied
• self-important
• proud
• self-pleased
• self-conceited
• self-opinionated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of self-questioning

Noun

This majestic sequence delivers a lifetime’s outpouring of love’s inadequacies and frustrations, of grief and regret, of gratitude along with candid acceptance of loss, and of self-questioning that never shakes the foundations of the family—her ferocious commitment to the children. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 12 June 2026

After long periods of grief, reflection and painful self-questioning, most of the families interviewed by The Charlotte Observer no longer seem interested in reducing their children’s deaths to any one thing. — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 4 June 2026

But users can instruct it to be tentative, hesitant, self-questioning or even deliberately clumsy. — Chris Reed, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025