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self-reflective

American

[self-ri-flekt-iv] / ˌsɛlf rɪˈflɛkt ɪv /

adjective

having a tendency to think about one's own feelings, traits, and actions; prone to introspection and self-reflection.

Other Word Forms

self-reflectively adverb
self-reflectiveness noun

Example Sentences

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A more self-reflective judge might ask where he went wrong; Oldham refuses to accept that he can be wrong.

From Slate • Jul. 10, 2025

Craig is self-reflective while being appropriately reverent to the tropes of the genre.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2025

Through handwritten letters and self-reflective collages, this project explores who I am as a woman, a mother and a Muslim.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2024

Arenas takes over lead singer duties in “Hojas Secas” and gets self-reflective in this down-tempo track about the end of a relationship.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2024

It was enough that the experience was there, although he was not even self-reflective enough to tell himself so.

From Lord of the World by Benson, Robert Hugh

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