introspectiveness

Examples

• All

• The quality of introspectiveness helps individuals to understand their emotions and thoughts more deeply.

• Thus, it is important to study adolescent mothers' vulnerability to loneliness, depression, and introspectiveness, since these variables have negative implications not only for the mother's mental health, but for her ability to rear her children successfully (Collette, 1983).

  Academic text (1997)

• Her introspectiveness enabled her to reflect on past experiences and learn from them.

• The therapy sessions focused on developing introspectiveness to improve personal well-being.

Synonyms

R

reflection

vsintrospectiveness

95 3.7

Careful thought before making a decision

applies this care specifically to looking into personal thoughts and feelings

R

reflexion

vsintrospectiveness

• Archaic

18 6.8

Careful thought about something

is the specific inward quality of examining personal thoughts and feelings rather than broad thought

I

introspection

vsintrospectiveness

17 6.9

Looking carefully at your own thoughts, feelings, and why you do things

is the general quality of doing that inward examination rather than the process itself

S

self-examination

vsintrospectiveness

7 4.6

Careful thinking about your thoughts, feelings, and actions to understand yourself

is the overall capacity for such careful self-consideration rather than the act alone

T

thoughtfulness

vsintrospectiveness

4 3.8

Careful, long attention to an idea before deciding

narrows that careful consideration to examining one's inner thoughts and feelings

S

self-analysis

vsintrospectiveness

3 5.5

Looking honestly at your thoughts and feelings to understand yourself better

is the general tendency to examine oneself rather than the specific evaluative method

I

interiority

vsintrospectiveness

• Literature

1 9.1

Private thoughts and feelings that a person has

is the active quality of examining those inner aspects rather than simple inward focus

R

reflexivity

vsintrospectiveness

• Formal

1 8.2

The act of thinking about your own actions, thoughts, or role to see how they affect you

is the private quality of examining personal thoughts and feelings rather than reflective method in research

R

reflectiveness

vsintrospectiveness

1 5.9

A quiet, careful way of thinking about something

focuses specifically on examining personal thoughts and feelings rather than quiet thoughtfulness

I

inwardness

vsintrospectiveness

1 7.9

A focus on your own thoughts and feelings

emphasises the habit of examining those inner states rather than just focusing inwardly

P

pensiveness

vsintrospectiveness

1 7.5

A quiet state of deep, serious thinking

is the stable quality of examining inner thoughts rather than occasional depth of thought

S

self-contemplation

vsintrospectiveness

1 7.9

To think carefully about your own thoughts, feelings, and actions

is the broader trait of engaging in such self-thinking rather than a single act

R

reflectivity

vsintrospectiveness

1 6.9

Attention to your own thoughts and feelings

is the specific tendency to examine personal thoughts and feelings rather than general capacity

I

internality

vsintrospectiveness

• Specialized

1 9.9

A strong focus on your own inner thoughts, feelings, and values

applies specifically to the practice of examining personal thoughts and feelings rather than general concern

M

meditativeness

vsintrospectiveness

1 8.3

A state of being quiet and thinking deeply

is more targeted at examining personal thoughts rather than general meditation

How Introspective

self-absorption

5 8.1

rumination

6 7.4

introspectiveness

1 8.5

reflectiveness

1 5.9

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology