self-partiality

noun

Definition of self-partialitynext
1
as in vaingloriousness

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2
as in self-opinionatedness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-partiality
  1. complacency
  2. favoritism
  3. vanity
  4. chauvinism
  5. vainglory
  6. cronyism
  7. nepotism
  8. self-sufficiency
Noun
  • And yet, eight years after the idea popped into his head, at last his bold opus has come to the big screen, ready to jolt audiences out of their complacency.
    Tim Grierson, Rolling Stone, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Chronic complacency has long been a challenge for South Korea.
    William Pesek, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of complacency
Noun
  • Companies are pulling back because their efforts were perceived as favoritism.
    Doug Melville, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
  • However, foreign investors and critics fear this could open the door to favoritism and a lack of transparency.
    THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 30 Nov. 2024
Definition of favoritism
Noun
  • The bathroom itself looks a lot like its counterpart and has a shower, a small vanity sink, and a flushing toilet, as well as some more storage.
    Adam Williams, New Atlas, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Here, garland drapes over each medicine cabinet and fills a small bowl on the vanity top, adding punches of color and festivity without being too literal.
    Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of vanity
Noun
  • Battling chauvinism within the surfing community - and debilitating injuries - Gabeira finally got her wave, at Nazare, estimated at 73.5 feet, a woman’s record.
    Jim Clash, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
  • There’s a lot of winking and smirking between the two of them, which defuses the crass chauvinism that guides the whole play.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 24 July 2024
Definition of chauvinism
Noun
  • The conceit is saved from vainglory by the gravity Cage brings to the performance.
    Isaac Butler, The New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2023
  • That’s the mantra for wide receivers, a group long known for their vainglory.
    Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2023
Definition of vainglory
Noun
  • To Pei, China represents not so much an economic miracle as the triumph of guanxi, the Chinese term for the connections that fuel cronyism and self-dealing.
    Dali Yang, Foreign Affairs, 13 June 2017
  • The prospect of a new Trump Administration calls for the next injunction, as transition reports ricochet between outlandish cabinet picks, mass deportation plans, crushing tariff schedules, cronyism, and enemies’ lists.
    Nancy Gibbs, TIME, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of cronyism
Noun
  • Usually such open nepotism would be seen as slightly embarrassing, but not to this crowd.
    Khaleda Rahman, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
  • The use of nepotism as a means of adding to diversity may also come off as cynical.
    Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of nepotism
Noun
  • One nonprofit helps young brides and widows work toward self-sufficiency.
    Ogar Monday, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2024
  • As a search for dominance and autonomy, however, Voss’s quest is destined to fail, for it’s based on an illusion of self-sufficiency and super-human status.
    Ben Woollard, JSTOR Daily, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of self-sufficiency
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