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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

But there is a similar, if lesser-known, concept that is more inner-directed: emotional perfectionism.

From Washington Post Jun. 9, 2022

In the book, Eureka Factor, researcher John Kounios shares the importance of inner-directed attention:

From Time Aug. 27, 2015

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

Here is a modern tale of an inner-directed sorcerer and an outer-directed sorcerer’s apprentice … a tale of—

From The Creature from Cleveland Depths by Fritz Leiber




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