self-revelations

noun

plural of self-revelation
1
as in confessions

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as in self-realizations

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-revelations
  1. confessions
  2. self-discoveries
  3. avowals
  4. self-perceptions
  5. declarations
  6. self-images
  7. acknowledgments
  8. meditations
Noun
  • Lee, meanwhile, functions as exasperated colleague, grieving friend, and increasingly, minder, as his mentor’s memory begins to slip, sometimes returning loudly in moments of unguarded truth—or perhaps deathbed confessions.
    — Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Bundy gave a series of confessions in his final days, including to some crimes that were previously unknown to police.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of confessions
Noun
  • Their friends support them through the challenges of young love, and many make their own self-discoveries about gender and sexuality along the way.
    — Carrie Grant, The Conversation, 15 July 2026
Definition of self-discoveries
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  • As with most impassioned avowals made on hotel steps, Congress ignored it.
    — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of avowals
Noun
  • Identity shifts are common as work defines many, requiring time to build new self-perceptions.
    — Andrew Rosen, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of self-perceptions
Noun
  • The governor’s executive power Abbott has routinely used the governorship to wield executive power, including through disaster declarations.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Reviewing your policy declarations page or asking your agent which option is on your policy takes only a few minutes.
    — Reputio, New York Daily News, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of declarations
Noun
  • Most have found their way, educated themselves, and shaken off horrible memories, negative self-images, and bad relationships that happened for the wrong reasons.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026
Definition of self-images
Noun
  • But what an imaginative launching pad to interrogate the nature of greatness, the unsatisfactory acknowledgements of one’s own mediocrity, the seemingly unjust parceling out of genius from God.
    — Doni Wilson, Houston Chronicle, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Among other acknowledgments of his work, he was included in Vancouver Magazine’s Power 50.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of acknowledgments
Noun
  • Montufar also suggests syncing visual meditations with the New Moon, capitalizing on its monthly cycle of clean slates and quiet momentum.
    — Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Vigorous solo walks through Griffith Park are both my go-to exercise and meditations-in-motion.
    — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of meditations
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“Self-revelations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-revelations. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

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