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frames of reference
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | standards for judging or deciding |
| Synonyms: | context, coordinate system, framework, reference frame, reference system, standpoint, universe of discourse |
| Main Entry: | framework |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | foundation, core |
| Synonyms: | bare bones, cage, fabric, frame, frame of reference, groundwork, plan, schema, scheme, shell, skeleton, structure |
| Main Entry: | perspective |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | view, outlook |
| Synonyms: | angle, aspect, attitude, broad view, context, frame of reference, headset, landscape, mindset, objectivity, overview, panorama, proportion, prospect, relation, relative importance, relativity, scene, size of it, viewpoint, vista, way of looking |
| Notes: | perspective is a way of regarding situations or topics or a mental view or the state of one's ideas; prospective means concerned with or related to the future |
| Main Entry: | system |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | order, whole |
| Synonyms: | arrangement, classification, combination, complex, conformity, coordination, entity, fixed order, frame of reference, ideology, integral, integrate, logical order, orderliness, organization, philosophy, red tape, regularity, rule, scheme, setup, structure, sum, theory, totality |
| Antonyms: | cog, part |
| Main Entry: | viewpoint |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | way of thinking |
| Synonyms: | angle, aspect, attitude, direction, estimation, eye*, frame of reference, ground, light, long view, outlook, perspective, point of observation, point of view, position, posture, respect, side, slant, stance, stand, standpoint, twist, two cents' worth, vantage point, view |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | measuring stick |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | standard of comparison |
| Synonyms: | barometer, benchmark, criterion, frame of reference, gauge, guide, guideline, referral, standard, test, touchstone, yardstick |
| Main Entry: | point of view |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | viewpoint |
| Synonyms: | Anschauung, angle, attitude, frame of reference, opinion, optique, orientation, outlook, perspective, position, private opinion, slant, standpoint, two cents worth, way of thinking |
| Main Entry: | vantage |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | point of view |
| Synonyms: | Anschauung, angle, attitude, eye*, frame of reference, opinion, optique, orientation, outlook, perspective, position, private opinion, slant*, standpoint, two cents worth, viewpoint, way of thinking |
| Notes: | advantage is a relatively favorable position; superiority of means while vantage is a position, condition, or opportunity that is likely to provide superiority or an advantage |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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