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
  • The long-term consequences of ignoring curiosity include a culture of complacency, where employees feel disengaged and hesitant to voice ideas that could lead to breakthrough innovations.
    — Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Loyalty can risk existing on the same coin as complacency.
    — Megan Feringa, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025
Definition of complacency
Noun
  • That's because, O'Brien says, the Bellevue police officers showed Chris Prichard favoritism.
    — Jonathan Vigliotti, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2025
  • In the past week, Holmes has come under fire from her own staffers, Council members and the unions that represent her employees for high staff turnover, attrition in the probation officers ranks, and allegations of favoritism in hiring, as The News reported March 6.
    — Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of favoritism
Noun
  • Tiny Solar Homes The bathroom is nearby and contains a shower, vanity sink, and a flushing toilet.
    — Adam Williams, New Atlas, 13 Mar. 2025
  • The resurgence of popular beauty looks of decades past comes at no surprise to those who grew up watching their mothers and grandmothers do their hair or paint their nails at their bathroom vanity.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2025
Definition of vanity
Noun
  • The national community could be knit together without indulging the chauvinism of belligerence.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2025
  • American chauvinism and solipsism leads them to believe every country would love to join America.
    — Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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
  • Under Adams, mayoral control has led to reckless decision-making, deepened segregation, and blatant cronyism.
    — Matt Gonzales, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2025
  • Particularly since all too many sovereign wealth pools lead to cronyism.
    — William Pesek, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Definition of cronyism
Noun
  • The Reset slate was also interested in ending nepotism, noting that Balich’s son, Bozen’s sister and Shake’s husband were full-time employees at the township.
    — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Andie MacDowell is redefining nepotism with a little help from her movie star daughter, Margaret Qualley.
    — Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
Definition of nepotism
Noun
  • Trade War Overview Tariff threats and trade policies are being weaponized to advance U.S. geopolitical conflict deterrence and economic statecraft, acting as the sword and shield of economic security to support U.S. self-sufficiency and undercut Chinese economic power.
    — Jason Schenker, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
  • That initial period will last about five years, with at least another five needed to achieve self-sufficiency, Frank Gill, a sovereign credit analyst at S&P Global Ratings, told CNN.
    — Anna Cooban, CNN, 6 Mar. 2025
Definition of self-sufficiency
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