SELF-CONSCIOUSNESS Synonyms: 31 Similar Words

self-consciousness

noun

as in self-awareness

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Recent Examples of self-consciousness For people who aren’t used to dining alone, asking for a table for one can come with some self-consciousness. — Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026 The problem conversation left more activity in a stress response region, an area linked to self-consciousness. — Catherine Bell, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026 The farther from self-consciousness, from self-mastery, the closer to God. — Matthew McLean, Artforum, 22 Sep. 2026 One of the most striking aspects of the novel is its characters’ profound self-consciousness about the place of the gangster in American culture. — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026 Ordering a drink can mark the start of a night out, signal relaxation or ease self-consciousness around other people. — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Aug. 2026 The film begins with the religious question of whether young Ilyas is allowed to shave the bristles on his upper lip, leading to a consistent self-consciousness, which appears (and re-appears) as Ilyas imagining extreme close-ups of hair and skin. — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026 That’s the opposite of collective uniformity, where you’re so overcome by self-consciousness and insecurity. — Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 1 July 2026 For the people listening, Cum Town could feel like a transmission from a more lawless internet, where the jokes moved faster than the self-consciousness around them. — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 29 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-consciousness

Noun

With case rates climbing in that age bracket, self-awareness is the frontline tool.

— Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
Has little people skills, lacks self-awareness and can sometimes exhibit erratic behavior.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of self-awareness

Noun

Happy gained recognition for passing the mirror self-recognition test, a feat that highlighted her advanced self-awareness.

— Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026
She is driven by a commitment to creating hopeful, transformative representations of Native life, especially for youth, offering characters and stories that reflect strength, possibility and self-recognition.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of self-recognition

Noun

This keeps the performance informal and keeps the narrative — a staggering odyssey of injustices, abuses, travel adventures, extraordinary coincidences, losses, reunions, reflections and self-analysis — from becoming sensationalized.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
Do the harder work first, a real self-analysis to find where the breakdown actually happened.

— John Speranza, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of self-analysis

Noun

Born as the score to a surreal short film set on Manchester’s empty streets, the ambient duo’s latest album folds classical instrumentation and field recordings into a mood of deep introspection.

— Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 13 Oct. 2026
And the disturbing oscillations are a journey from uncertainty to insight, a train ride from introspection to moral resolution.

— Ben Corn, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of introspection

Noun

Later in life, Schwam created Humanity 101, an initiative of Arizona State University’s Project Humanities, promoting the values of compassion, empathy, forgiveness, integrity, kindness, respect and self-reflection.

— Pat Saperstein, Variety, 17 Oct. 2026
From there, Shaikh began to challenge Daniel on his Islamist views and to guide him toward self-reflection and accountability.

— Jeff Winter, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of self-reflection

Noun

Love contains the seeds of its own destruction—the cruelty and self-absorption that turns the afflicted against one another, and themselves.

— Merve Emre, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2026
The action cuts back and forth from Anna and Alice in Rome, the latter still deeply resentful and convinced the whole elaborate story is just some morbid fantasy hatched out of her mother’s self-absorption.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of self-absorption

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