as in self-consciousness
knowledge and awareness of your own personality or character
Her self-awareness was unusual in such a young child.
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Recent Examples of self-awareness
There are several moments in which Stewart comes off as hypocritical and lacking self-awareness.
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Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
Fortunately for him, Trump is not cursed with self-awareness.
—Nolan Finley, The Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2024
Mixed Greens for the Soul, LLC, a wellness platform promoting self-discovery and self-awareness.
—Mia Taylor, Parents, 8 Oct. 2024
Directed by Simon Otto (How to Train Your Dragon), the Netflix feature boasts a strong voice cast as well as a narrative that successfully finds the middle ground between winking self-awareness and the suspension of disbelief that propels all Yuletide tales.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Oct. 2024
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Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
Fortunately for him, Trump is not cursed with self-awareness.
—Nolan Finley, The Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2024
Mixed Greens for the Soul, LLC, a wellness platform promoting self-discovery and self-awareness.
—Mia Taylor, Parents, 8 Oct. 2024
Directed by Simon Otto (How to Train Your Dragon), the Netflix feature boasts a strong voice cast as well as a narrative that successfully finds the middle ground between winking self-awareness and the suspension of disbelief that propels all Yuletide tales.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-awareness
- self-recognition
- self-analysis
- introspection
- self-reflection
- self-examination
- self-observation
- soul-searching
- contemplation
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Lent is a time of preparation and self-recognition prior to Easter.Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 21 Feb. 2024
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Even for members of this elite group, self-recognition is no instant achievement.Karen Wright, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
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The sociopolitical implications of his story—desperate poverty, harassment by the police, along with exploitation by the boxing business and its high-handed authorities—are balanced by his earnest self-analyses and the detailing of his home life.Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
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My tip: Practice your decision-making skills as a leader with self-analysis to improve your next performance incrementally.LaRae Quy, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
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With the moon reaching its peak in Taurus (and your 12th house of healing) on the same day, this is an invitation for introspection and self-care.Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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The High Priestess card suggests a period of deep introspection and spiritual growth.Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Nov. 2024
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Students can choose soft skills, like initiative, collaboration and teamwork, or self-reflection and awareness, from a skills tree.Anne Field, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
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Ideally, that will trigger self-reflection and serve as a teaching moment.Angela Haupt, TIME, 20 Nov. 2024
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Hopefully, this conversation will be a wakeup call for your friend and prompt her to do some self-examination.R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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Exploration fosters self-examination under the Scorpio new moon.USA TODAY, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
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Anyone who has tracked their daily steps or worn a glucose monitor can testify that self-observation works.Dev Patnaik, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
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Moreover, self-observation might highlight a leader's tendency to let stress visibly affect their demeanor, inadvertently impacting team morale.Paola Cecchi-Dimeglio, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
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Democrats will have to do a lot of soul-searching to figure out how to recover.G. Elliott Morris, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Voters across the country rejected what Vice President Harris and Democrats were selling on Tuesday, a development already triggering major soul-searching by the party.Julia Mueller, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024
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Should people be showing a certain level of contemplation and reverence or our selfie sticks okay?CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Nov. 2024
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The 75-hectare park is easy to get to—it’s located on the tip of the Halifax peninsula—and offers plenty of wooded walking trails and benches for quiet contemplation in nature.Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
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“Self-awareness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-awareness. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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