soul-searched
Looked deeply within
Soul-searched is the past tense of soul-search, meaning to have examined one's deepest feelings, motives, or values.
The term implies serious introspection, often prompted by a difficult decision or moral dilemma: After the scandal, she soul-searched for weeks before deciding to resign.
The more common form is the noun phrase soul-searching.
Internal moral sense
- ethicsStudy of right conduct
- valuesPrinciples held worthwhile
- principlesFoundational moral beliefs
- integrityMoral soundness and consistency
guilt · remorse · accountability · responsibility · atonement · redemption · confession · reckoning
Failure or decomposition
- awakeningReturn to consciousness
- epiphanySudden profound insight
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
- transformationThorough change in form
turning point · rock bottom · catalyst · realization · clarity · breakthrough · healing · recovery
Cast back, as light
- examinedLooked at closely
- contemplatedThought deeply about
- questionedAsked for information
- ponderedThought deeply about
meditated · analyzed · evaluated · assessed · reconsidered · deliberated · wrestled · grappled
Showed unsteady resolve
- hesitatedPaused from uncertainty
- agonizedSuffered extreme distress
- deliberatedThought carefully before deciding
- reconsideredThought about once more
second-guessed · doubted · struggled · conflicted · torn · uncertain · crossroads · turning point
conscience
Internal moral sense
- ethicsStudy of right conduct
- valuesPrinciples held worthwhile
- principlesFoundational moral beliefs
integrity · guilt · remorse · accountability · responsibility · atonement · redemption · confession · reckoning · judgment
breakdown
Failure or decomposition
- awakeningReturn to consciousness
- epiphanySudden profound insight
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
transformation · turning point · rock bottom · catalyst · realization · clarity · breakthrough · healing · recovery · renewal
reflected
Cast back, as light
- examinedLooked at closely
- contemplatedThought deeply about
- questionedAsked for information
pondered · meditated · analyzed · evaluated · assessed · reconsidered · deliberated · wrestled · grappled · probed
wavered
Showed unsteady resolve
- hesitatedPaused from uncertainty
- agonizedSuffered extreme distress
- deliberatedThought carefully before deciding
reconsidered · second-guessed · doubted · struggled · conflicted · torn · uncertain · crossroads · turning point · pivoted
soul-searchedglossed over
Superficially addressed, then moved on
brushed aside · repressed · suppressed · denied · rationalized
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