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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | belief, position |
| Synonyms: | angle, attitude, judgment, opinion, outlook, point of view, stance, stand, view, viewpoint |
| 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: | 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 |
| Notes: | a person's bias is based on facts, but prejudice occurs without a person knowing or examining the facts |
| Antonyms: | fairness, impartiality, justness |
| Main Entry: | direction |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | course, route |
| Synonyms: | aim, angle, area, aspect, bearing, beeline, bent, bias, current, drift, end, inclination, line, objective, orientation, outlook, path, point of compass, proclivity, range, region, road, set, side, slant, spot, standpoint, stream, tack, tendency, that-a-way, tide, track, trajectory, trend, viewpoint, way |
| Antonyms: | deviation, misdirection, wrong way |
| 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: | outlook |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | point of view |
| Synonyms: | angle*, attitude, direction, frame of mind, headset, mind-set, perspective, routine, scope, side, size of it, slant*, standpoint, viewpoint, views, vision |
| Antonyms: | indifference |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | position |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | belief, point of view |
| Synonyms: | angle, attitude, color, judgment, opinion, outlook, slant, stance, stand, standpoint, view, viewpoint |
| Main Entry: | posture |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | beliefs |
| Synonyms: | attitude, disposition, feeling, frame of mind, inclination, mood, outlook, point of view, sentiment, stance, standpoint |
| Main Entry: | side |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | point of view |
| Synonyms: | angle, appearance, aspect, belief, direction, facet, hand, light, opinion, outlook, phase, position, slant, stand, standpoint, viewpoint |
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