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. smugness
  8. nepotism
Noun
  • That’s the risk Washington is not pricing into its complacency.
    — Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 27 Aug. 2026
  • All this should be understood not as a reason for complacency but as a rationale for further action.
    — Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of complacency
Noun
  • Most obvious, Black candidates for elite jobs, grants, and prizes, who had previously faced many barriers, were benefiting, in various institutions and workplaces, from a new kind of favoritism.
    — Charles Finch, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026
  • As tennis has grown and the four Grand Slams — and their respective national tennis federations — have grown more powerful with it, that favoritism has evolved into something far less wild and far more predictable.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of favoritism
Noun
  • The bathroom brings that rich blue into focus with its gilded vanity and various textures.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Nine-foot stainless-steel screens, originally designed to keep fish from swimming into dams, were reshaped into curved, airfoil-like vanity doors.
    — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of vanity
Noun
  • The young Forster recoiled from the school’s culture of authoritarianism and militaristic chauvinism, which may have found expression in the students’ often appalling attitudes toward their own mothers.
    — Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 7 May 2026
  • Her stories are well-told, relevant and often searing, detailing an elementary-school teacher’s slight, a hometown swimming-pool reckoning and chauvinism from an Ivy League club.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
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
  • The pro-Russia conservative leader ruled for 20 years in total, leaving a web of corrupt cronyism in highly compromised state institutions.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 24 Aug. 2026
  • In this series finale, Whitehead presents his New York City as an urbanscape rife with brutality, cronyism and corruption, increasingly fed by unbridled capitalism.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 July 2026
Definition of cronyism
Noun
  • The demon was largely limited to one expression — smugness — and was inexplicably the only character who spoke Japanese.
    — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 10 June 2026
  • One widespread subspecies endemic to the area is the haughty Cardinal, recognized by its bright-red plumage and smugness about winning a dozen National League Central crowns.
    — Robert Annis, Midwest Living, 31 May 2026
Definition of smugness
Noun
  • As the nepotism debate rages on, a number of current stars have opted out of having kids altogether — and made no secret about it.
    — Sezin Devi Koehler, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Courtesy of Stanley Simmons band Don’t mention nepotism to Evan Stanley and Nick Simmons, sons of the two prominent KISS band members Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons.
    — Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of nepotism
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“Self-partiality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-partiality. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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