Meaning & use
intrapersonal
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Meaning
adjectivebefore a nountechnical
Relating to processes or communication that happen within a person's own mind.
Grammar: Used before a noun: intrapersonal skills, intrapersonal intelligence.
Patterns
- intrapersonal intelligence
- intrapersonal skills
- intrapersonal communication
Intrapersonal intelligence helps you understand your own feelings.
Journaling can improve intrapersonal awareness.
The workshop focused on intrapersonal development.
Common combinations
- intrapersonal intelligence
- People with high intrapersonal intelligence are good at self-reflection.
- intrapersonal skills
- Intrapersonal skills are important for emotional regulation.
- intrapersonal communication
- Talking to yourself is a form of intrapersonal communication.
Synonyms and how they differ
- self-reflective
- Self-reflective focuses on the act of thinking about oneself, while intrapersonal is broader, covering all internal mental processes.
Opposites
Word family
- interpersonal adjective
- Relating to communication or relationships between people.
Commonly confused: intrapersonal or interpersonal?
intrapersonal vs interpersonal
Interpersonal means between people (e.g., interpersonal skills), while intrapersonal means within oneself (e.g., intrapersonal intelligence).
Practice
Which situation best illustrates 'intrapersonal'?
Choose one answer.
Intrapersonal refers to processes within one person's mind, such as self-reflection. The other options involve interaction between people, which is interpersonal.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “intrapersonal”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.