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| Main Entry: | |
| 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: | aspect |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | element to consider |
| Synonyms: | angle, bearing, direction, facet, feature, gimmick, hand, outlook, perspective, phase, point of view, position, prospect, regard, scene, side, situation, slant, switch, twist, view, vista |
| Antonyms: | whole |
| Main Entry: | attitude |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mental outlook |
| Synonyms: | air, angle, approach, belief, bent, bias, character, demeanor, disposition, frame of mind, headset, inclination, leaning, like it is, mental state, mindset, mindtrip, mood, notion, opinion, perspective, philosophy, point of view, position, posture, predilection, prejudice, proclivity, reaction, routine, say so, sensibility, sentiment, set, slant, stance, stand, standing, standpoint, temper, temperament, twist, view, where one is at |
| Notes: | aptitude and attitude derive from Latin aptitudo 'fitness,' the first through French, the second through a French borrowing of Italian attitudine |
| Main Entry: | estimate |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | approximate calculation; educated guess |
| Synonyms: | appraisal, appraisement, assay, assessment, ballpark figure, belief, conclusion, conjecture, estimation, evaluation, gauging, guess, guesstimate, impression, judgment, measure, measurement, mensuration, opinion, point of view, projection, rating, reckoning, sizing up, stock, surmise, survey, thought, valuation |
| Notes: | estimate implies a calculation has been performed and it is on that basis that a judgment or valuation is being made, while estimation implies that an on-the-spot evaluation is being performed and that it is an opinion based on that evaluation; an estimate conveys a more reasoned or impersonal judgment than an estimation |
| Main Entry: | eye |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | judgment, opinion |
| Synonyms: | appreciation, belief, conviction, discernment, discrimination, eagle eye, feeling, mind, perception, persuasion, point of view, recognition, scrutiny, sentiment, surveillance, tab, taste, view, viewpoint, watch |
| Main Entry: | feeling |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | idea, impression |
| Synonyms: | apprehension, belief, consciousness, conviction, eye*, hunch, inclination, inkling, instinct, mind, notion, opinion, outlook, persuasion, point of view, presentiment, reaction, sense, sentiment, suspicion, thought, view |
| Antonyms: | concrete, solid, thing |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | mind |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | inclination, tendency; belief |
| Synonyms: | attitude, bent, conviction, desire, determination, disposition, eye, fancy, feeling, humor, impulse, intention, judgment, leaning, liking, mood, notion, opinion, outlook, persuasion, pleasure, point of view, purpose, sentiment, strain, temper, temperament, thoughts, tone, urge, vein, view, way of thinking, will, wish |
| Antonyms: | disbelief, disinclination |
| 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 |
| Main Entry: | opinion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | belief |
| Synonyms: | assessment, assumption, attitude, conception, conclusion, conjecture, estimate, estimation, eye*, fancy, feeling, guess, hypothesis, idea, imagining, impression, inclination, inference, judgment, mind, notion, persuasion, point of view, postulate, presumption, presupposition, reaction, say-so, sentiment, slant, speculation, supposition, surmise, suspicion, take*, theorem, theory, thesis, think*, thought, view, viewpoint |
| Antonyms: | reality, truth |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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