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| Main Entry: |
mindset
 [mahynd-set] 
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | psychology |
| Synonyms: | attitude, behaviorism, ethos, medicine, mental make-up, mental processes, mentality, mind, personality study, psych, psyche, science of the mind, therapy, way of thinking, what makes someone tick, where head is at |
| Main Entry: | belief |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | putting regard in as true |
| Synonyms: | acceptance, admission, assent, assumption, assurance, avowal, axiom, certainty, conclusion, confidence, conjecture, conviction, credence, credit, deduction, divination, expectation, faith, fancy, feeling, guess, hope, hypothesis, idea, impression, intuition, judgment, knowledge, mind, mindset, notion, opinion, persuasion, position, postulation, presumption, presupposition, profession, reliance, supposition, surmise, suspicion, theorem, theory, thesis, thinking, trust, understanding, view |
| Antonyms: | disbelief |
| Main Entry: | bent |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | inclination; talent |
| Synonyms: | ability, aim, aptitude, bag*, disposition, druthers, facility, faculty, flair, forte, genius, gift, head-set, inclining, knack, leaning, mind-set, nose, penchant, predilection, predisposition, preference, proclivity, propensity, set, tack, tendency, thing for, tilt, turn, weakness for |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Example Sentences
- Head-on fights are counterproductive with fearful dogs because conflict reinforces the fearful mindset.
- Before discussing these resources in more detail, let's make sure that you begin the negotiating process with the right mindset.
- They have a different mindset than my generation did.
| Main Entry: | bias |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | belief in one way; partiality |
| Synonyms: | bent, bigotry, chauvinism, disposition, favoritism, flash, head-set, illiberality, inclination, intolerance, leaning, mind trip, mind-set, narrowmindedness, one-sidedness, penchant, preconception, predilection, predisposition, preference, prejudice, prepossession, proclivity, proneness, propensity, spin, standpoint, tendency, tilt, turn, unfairness, viewpoint |
| Antonyms: | fairness, impartiality, justness |
| Main Entry: | disposition |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | personal temperament |
| Synonyms: | bag*, being, bent, bias, cast, character, complexion, constitution, cup of tea, druthers, emotions, flash, frame of mind, groove*, habit, humor, identity, inclination, individualism, individuality, leaning, make-up, mind-set, mood, nature, penchant, personality, predilection, predisposition, proclivity, proneness, propensity, readiness, spirit, stamp, temper, tendency, tenor, thing*, tone, type, vein |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | frame of mind |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person's mental attitude |
| Synonyms: | attitude, constitution, disposition, emotions, feelings, humor, inner nature, makeup, mentality, mindset, mood, nature, shape, spirit, spirits, standing, state, state of mind, temper, temperament, temporary psychological state, tone, vein |
| Main Entry: | leaning |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tendency, bias |
| Synonyms: | aptitude, bent*, cup of tea, disposition, drift, favor, favoritism, inclination, inclining, liking, mindset, partiality, penchant, predilection, predisposition, proclivity, proneness, propensity, sentiment, taste, thing, weakness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | mentality |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | state of mind; intelligence |
| Synonyms: | IQ, attitude, brainpower, brains, cast, character, comprehension, disposition, frame of mind, headset, intellect, intelligence quotient, makeup, mental age, mind, mindset, outlook, personality, psychology, rationality, reasoning, routine, sense, turn of mind, understanding, way of thinking, wit |
| Antonyms: | physicality |
| Main Entry: | mind-set |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mental attitude |
| Synonyms: | air, approach, belief, character, demeanor, disposition, frame of mind, headset, inclination, mental outlook, mental state, mood, opinion, perspective, philosophy, point of view, position, sentiment, stance, stand, standing, standpoint, temperament, view, way of thinking |
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