Definitions

perspective

[per-spek-tiv] / pərˈspɛk tɪv /

NOUN

view, outlook

Synonyms

STRONGEST

angle aspect attitude context mindset prospect viewpoint

STRONG

headset landscape objectivity overview panorama proportion relation relativity scene vista

WEAK

broad view frame of reference relative importance size of it way of looking

Example Sentences

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Appeared in the April 3, 2026, print edition as 'A British Perspective On the Revolution'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Perspective: Yes, consumers in China are consuming again.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026

Published under the title "Microplastics and Global Warming: A Hidden Climate Threat Uncovered in a New Perspective," the study provides a scoping review of existing research.

From Science Daily • Jan. 17, 2026

It is the first of 16 such river-linking projects earmarked under India's National Perspective Plan for water resource development in the 1980s.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2025

Perspective painting was a more recent invention than double-entry bookkeeping.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Vocabulary lists containing perspective

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