Thesaurus results for SELF-SCRUTINY

self-scrutiny

noun

ˌself-ˈskrü-tə-nē

Definition of self-scrutiny

as in introspection

examination of one's own thoughts and feelings not one for self-scrutiny, the president was known for never looking back or second-guessing himself

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Recent Examples of self-scrutiny That may be too much heightened self-scrutiny. — Bryan Price, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025 Above all, Raisman is working on breaking free from a vicious cycle of self-scrutiny. — Katie Camero, USA TODAY, 29 Feb. 2024 People committed to covenant cannot lose the capacity for moral self-scrutiny. — Rabbi Josh Weinberg, Sun Sentinel, 2 June 2026 Since my teens, a tendency to spiral into a tornado of self-scrutiny and expecting the absolute worst to happen have been toxic friends of mine. — Emma Firth, Vogue, 14 Nov. 2023 And the strategies our minds reach for in moments of doubt—retreat, control, relentless self-scrutiny—can work powerfully against us at the moments that matter most. — Karyn Gallant, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-scrutiny

Noun

That’s why introspection and self-knowledge are at the core of every spiritual and philosophical tradition—the drive not just to know the world but to know ourselves, with each layer of self-knowledge unlocking a deeper one.

— Arianna Huffington, Time, 29 June 2026
Your desire for solitude and introspection is strong during today’s Scorpio moon.

— USA TODAY, USA Today, 24 June 2026

Definition of introspection

Noun

When creating the novel, Akil was inspired by the collective interest in self-examination and the interior self.

— Dominique Fluker, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
In fact, much of our technology is designed to distract us from, or worse, replace this loop of self-examination and improvement.

— Arianna Huffington, Time, 29 June 2026

Definition of self-examination

Noun

The purpose of this exercise is not to match your paradigm perfectly but to give you a thematic lens for self-observation.

— Liz Tran, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2026
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

Definition of self-observation

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

Definition of self-questioning

Noun

Trish and Dan Bell Chapel The Trish and Dan Bell Chapel will serve as a gathering place for worship, contemplation and spiritual strengthening at FIU.

— Florida International University, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026
Many crude laughs were bolstered by the attached contemplation.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 30 June 2026

Definition of contemplation

Noun

While there’s still some of the angst and self-searching of Girls, Too Much is classic odd-couple romcom.

— James Medd, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 July 2025
But such athletic excess is part of what makes this album admirable, as is a sense of spiritual and intellectual hunger that’ll be quickly recognizable to anyone familiar with the Ziggy Stardust/Zen Arcade/Tommy school of self-searching rock epic.

— Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2025