perspectives

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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The authors say neuroscience and psychoanalysis are describing many of the same underlying mental processes, but from different perspectives.

From Science Daily • Jul. 1, 2026

"I think it's important to get various perspectives from people, not just the one that you get from home, because that's the party line."

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026

They’re very different jobs, and I came at them from very different perspectives.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026

Different perspectives challenge hidden assumptions and cover one another’s blind spots.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026

The problem, it is claimed, with grand narratives is that they privilege one perspective over another; the alternative is a relativism which holds that all perspectives are equally valid.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton