soul-searchingnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈsəʊlˌsɜː.tʃɪŋ/us/ˈsoʊlˌsɝː.tʃɪŋ/deep and careful thought about your feelings, especially in relation to a moral problem or decision:
After much soul-searching, he decided it was wrong to vote in the elections.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Thinking and contemplating
- -ly
- agonize over/about sth
- chew
- chew sth over
- chew the cud idiom
- chew your cud idiom
- depth
- joined-up thinking
- lateral thinking
- let me see/let's see idiom
- let's see idiom
- puzzle
- rack
- reflect
- the thought crosses sb's mind idiom
- think sth out
- think sth over
- think sth through
- thinking
- worry
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