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perspective - 19 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | perspective |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | view, outlook |
| Synonyms: | angle, aspect, attitude, context, frame of reference, landscape, objectivity, overview, panorama, proportion, prospect, relation, scene, viewpoint, vista, broad view, headset, mindset, relative importance, relativity, size of it, 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: | diagram |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | drawing, sketch of form or plan |
| Synonyms: | big picture*, blueprint, chart, description, design, draft, figure, floor plan, game, game plan, layout, outline, perspective, representation, rough draft, ground plan |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | horizon |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | skyline, extent |
| Synonyms: | border, boundary, compass, field of vision, ken, limit, perspective, prospect, range, reach, realm, scope, sphere, stretch, vista, purview |
| Main Entry: | mind-set |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mental attitude |
| Synonyms: | air, approach, belief, character, demeanor, disposition, frame of mind, inclination, mental state, mood, opinion, perspective, philosophy, point of view, position, sentiment, stance, stand, standing, standpoint, temperament, view, headset, mental outlook, way of thinking |
| Main Entry: | panorama |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | scene, horizon |
| Synonyms: | bird's-eye view, compass, dimension, diorama, extent, orbit, overview, perspective, picture, prospect, purview, radius, range, reach, scenery, scenic view, scope, spectacle, survey, sweep, view, vista |
| Main Entry: | setting |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | scene, background |
| Synonyms: | ambience, backdrop, context, distance, environment, frame, framework, horizon, jungle, locale, location, perspective, set, shade, shadow, site, stage setting, surroundings, mise en scène, mounting, stage set |
| 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: | vista |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | view |
| Synonyms: | field of vision, glimpse, landscape, look, outline, panorama, perspective, scene, scenery, sight, vision, seascape |
| Main Entry: | point of view |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | viewpoint |
| Synonyms: | angle, attitude, frame of reference, opinion, orientation, outlook, perspective, position, slant, standpoint, two cents worth, Anschauung, optique, private opinion, way of thinking |
| Main Entry: | vantage point |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | point from which one sees |
| Synonyms: | angle, perspective, point of view, position, slant, viewpoint, point of vantage, vantage, vantage ground, where one stands |
| Main Entry: | attitude |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mental outlook |
| Synonyms: | air, angle, approach, belief, bent, bias, character, demeanor, disposition, frame of mind, inclination, leaning, mental state, mood, notion, opinion, perspective, philosophy, point of view, position, posture, predilection, prejudice, proclivity, reaction, routine, sensibility, sentiment, set, slant, stance, stand, standing, standpoint, temper, temperament, twist, view, headset, like it is, mindset, mindtrip, say so, where one is at |
| Main Entry: | design |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sketch, draft |
| Synonyms: | architecture, arrangement, blueprint, chart, composition, conception, constitution, construction, delineation, depiction, diagram, doodle, drawing, dummy, form, formation, idea, layout, makeup, map, method, model, outline, pattern, perspective, picture, plan, scheme, study, treatment, comp, paste-up, tracery, tracing |
| Main Entry: | outlook |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | point of view |
| Synonyms: | angle*, attitude, direction, frame of mind*, mind-set*, perspective, routine, scope, side, slant*, standpoint, viewpoint, vision, headset, size of it, views |
| Antonyms: | indifference |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | view |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something that is seen |
| Synonyms: | appearance, aspect, composition, contour, design, field of vision, glimpse, illustration, landscape, look, opening, outline, outlook, panorama, perspective, picture, prospect, representation, scene, show, sight, spectacle, stretch, tableau, vision, vista, way, range of vision, seascape |
| Main Entry: | angle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | personal approach, purpose |
| Synonyms: | aim, approach, aspect, direction, hand, intention, outlook, perspective, plan, point of view, position, side, slant, standpoint, viewpoint |
| 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: | prospect |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | landscape, vista |
| Synonyms: | aspect, lookout, outlook, overlook, panorama, perspective, scene, sight, spectacle, view, vision, scape |
| Main Entry: | vision |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mental image, concept |
| Synonyms: | angle, aspect, astuteness, conception, daydream, discernment, divination, dream, facet, fancy, fantasy, farsightedness, foreknowledge, foresight, head trip, idea, ideal, imagination, insight, intuition, keenness, muse, nightmare, outlook, penetration, perspective, phantasm, pie in the sky*, pipe dream*, point of view, prescience, retrospect, slant, standpoint, trip, understanding, view, breadth of view, castles in the air, ideality, mental picture |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | outlook |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | scene, view |
| Synonyms: | aspect, lookout, panorama, perspective, prospect, sight, vista, scape |
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