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Definition/Meaning

(adjective)

tending to engage in careful thought and reflection on one's own beliefs and behaviors;

e.g. Adopting a self-reflective attitude can help a person make wiser decisions.

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Similar Words

Absentminded

Abstracted

Analytic

Broody

Cogitative

Contemplative

Deliberate

Earnest

Grave

Introspective

Logical

Meditative

Melancholy

Musing

Other-directed

Pensive

Philosophical

Preoccupied

Purposeful

Rational

Reflective

Retrospective

Ruminant

Sedate

Self-forgetful

Self-giving

Self-questioning

Serious

Serious-minded

Severe

Sober

Solemn

Somber

Thoughtful

Weighty

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Opposite Words

Brainless

Egocentric

Egotistical

Flighty

Flippant

Frivolous

Goofy

Harebrained

Inner-directed

Light-headed

Mindless

Narcissistic

Self-absorbed

Self-centered

Self-directed

Self-glorifying

Self-infatuated

Self-obsessed

Self-oriented

Self-preoccupied

Self-regarding

Self-seeking

Self-serving

Selfish

Silly

Solipsistic

Thoughtless

Unreflective

Unthinking

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Related Words

Broody

Cogitative

Contemplative

Meditative

Melancholy

Musing

Pensive

Reflective

Ruminant

Thoughtful

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