SELF-REFLECTIONS Synonyms: 28 Similar Words

self-reflections

noun

plural of self-reflection

as in introspections

examination of one's own thoughts and feelings after some self-reflection I realized that I hadn't been honest with my partner

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Recent Examples of self-reflections The former front man of the Smiths revisits familiar territory—his self-reflections, or, rather, complications, surrounding romance, fame, and politics. — Air Mail, 14 Mar. 2026 Her self-reflections have always landed better than love laments though, and there’s plenty of these on the new one. — Lina Lecaro, Rolling Stone, 17 Feb. 2026 With words infallibly falling short, Pritam mingled realism with a fragmentary style of narration that meshes together social encounters, violent episodes, vivid metaphors, disturbing dreams, memories, intimate self-reflections, and introspection on society. — JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2025

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Throughout her journey after her cancer diagnosis, Bahl has become a fierce advocate for the importance of self-examinations.

— Luke Chinman, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025

Definition of self-examinations

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For the Tom Ford show, the reflections of mirrors on the runway were a huge inspiration for the spring 2027 makeup creation.

— Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
From this format emerges the tacit thesis that the Bicentennial cultural activities excelled at provoking critical, imaginative reflections on America’s past and future from artmakers and from ordinary citizens alike.

— Anna Kornbluh, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026

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