Synonyms for introspective
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : in-truh-spek-tiv |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪn trəˈspɛk tɪv |
Définition of introspective
Origin :- 1820, from Latin introspect-, past participle stem of introspicere (see introspection) + -ive.
- adj contemplative
- The law, by its ponderous and introspective nature, gives you time in which to die.
- Extract from : « The Status Civilization » by Robert Sheckley
- She listened with knitted brows and an introspective glance.
- Extract from : « The Wizard's Daughter and Other Stories » by Margaret Collier Graham
- Mr. Openshaw had been too busy, all his life, to be introspective.
- Extract from : « A House to Let » by Charles Dickens
- She was a mature woman, full-bosomed, grave of feature, introspective of glance.
- Extract from : « The Eagle's Heart » by Hamlin Garland
- Such pioneers were hard-working people, lonely and introspective.
- Extract from : « Society » by Henry Kalloch Rowe
- There is no doubt that people who are not introspective lead the happiest lives.
- Extract from : « The Making of a Soul » by Kathlyn Rhodes
- It was only the nuisance of having to do so that, at introspective times, disconcerted him.
- Extract from : « The Belovd Vagabond » by William J. Locke
- Her face became rapt and introspective as she rocked slowly from side to side.
- Extract from : « The Lani People » by J. F. Bone
- Apparently her thoughts were miles away in an introspective world that was all her own.
- Extract from : « The Lani People » by J. F. Bone
- An introspective study, an allegory of the state of his own mind, is the most we can look for from him.
- Extract from : « A Little Fleet » by Jack B. Yeats
Antonyms for introspective
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