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.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-reflections
Noun
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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
Noun
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Selzer’s contemplations bring together literature, history, philosophy, medicine, and ruminations.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 May 2026
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Internal memos between the justices in 2016 published by The New York Times have created a firestorm around an institution that takes extraordinary measures to keep its contemplations confidential.—
Ella Lee,
The Hill,
22 Apr. 2026
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Historically, Rostam solo albums are full of pensive and personal moments—reflections on life while taking long walks, weighing conflicted emotions while lounging in bed—and this one is no exception.—
Molly Mary O’Brien,
Pitchfork,
15 May 2026
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So for more heartfelt reflections, let’s rely on some folks who knew him best.—
Tyler Estep,
AJC.com,
15 May 2026
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“Self-reflections.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-reflections. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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