soul-searching

1. 1.

   a penetrating examination of your own beliefs and motives

   Synonymsself-analysis

   Broaderintrospection

Questions about soul-searching

What does soul-searching mean?

soul-searching means "a penetrating examination of your own beliefs and motives".

How many syllables are in soul-searching?

soul-searching has 4 syllables: so-ul--sear-ching. The stress falls on "ul-".

What is another word for soul-searching?

Close synonyms include self-analysis. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is soul-searching a common word?