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inner-directed

[in-er-di-rek-tid, -dahy-] / ˈɪn ər dɪˈrɛk tɪd, -daɪ- /


ADJECTIVE
introspective
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST






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The inner-directed aesthetic concerns a queen’s personal identity.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 22, 2023

A couple of passages can be read as inner-directed.

From Washington Post Oct. 3, 2022

Day-Lewis has always suggested an actor in isolation, not just because of his fondness for remaining in character throughout the filming process but because he seems so inner-directed, debating not the other actors but himself.

From Time Nov. 8, 2012

The song cycle is inner-directed, as if Mr. Paterson, Mr. Berkowitz and Ms. Meeds could read his mind as he stood on the plate.

From New York Times Feb. 29, 2012

It ought to please you that society still has a use for you outre inner-directed types.

From The Creature from Cleveland Depths by Leiber, Fritz




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