introspective.

Inclined to examine one's own thoughts, feelings, and motives.

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Words that belong together

• introspective passage
• introspective character

On the page

The novel's introspective passages interrupt the outward action.

Usage notes

Primary category: psychology / human behavior. Forms: Comparative more introspective; superlative most introspective when comparison is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: character, behavior. Commonness: moderately common.