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| 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: | idea |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something understood, planned, or |
| Synonyms: | aim, approximation, belief, brainstorm*, clue, concept, conception, conclusion, conviction, design, doctrine, end, essence, estimate, fancy, feeling, flash*, form, guess, hint, hypothesis, import, impression, inkling, intention, interpretation, intimation, judgment, meaning, notion, object, objective, opinion, pattern, perception, plan, purpose, reason, scheme, sense, significance, solution, suggestion, suspicion, teaching, theory, thought, understanding, view, viewpoint, believed abstraction |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | opinion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | belief |
| Synonyms: | assessment, assumption, attitude, conception, conclusion, conjecture, estimate, estimation, eye*, fancy, feeling, guess, hypothesis, idea, impression, inclination, inference, judgment, mind, notion, persuasion, point of view, postulate, presumption, reaction, sentiment, slant, speculation, supposition, surmise, suspicion, take*, theorem, theory, thesis, think*, thought, view, viewpoint, imagining, presupposition, say-so |
| Antonyms: | reality, truth |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | perception |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | understanding, idea |
| Synonyms: | acumen, apprehension, approach, attention, attitude, awareness, conceit, concept, conception, consciousness, discernment, feeling, flash, grasp, image, impression, insight, judgment, knowledge, light, notion, observation, opinion, perspicacity, picture, plan, realizing, recognition, sagacity, sensation, sense, study, taste, thought, viewpoint, apprehending, big idea, brain wave, brainchild, intellection |
| 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: | philosophy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | principles, knowledge |
| Synonyms: | aesthetics, attitude, axiom, conception, doctrine, idea, ideology, logic, outlook, reason, reasoning, system, tenet, theory, thinking, thought, truth, values, view, viewpoint, wisdom, beliefs, convictions, metaphysics, ontology, rationalism |
| Main Entry: | stance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | position, posture |
| Synonyms: | attitude, bearing, carriage, color, deportment, posture, slant, stand, standpoint, viewpoint, say-so |
| Main Entry: | standpoint |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | belief, position |
| Synonyms: | angle, attitude, judgment, opinion, outlook, point of view, stance, stand, view, viewpoint |
| 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: | bias |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | belief in one way; partiality |
| Synonyms: | bent, bigotry, chauvinism, disposition, favoritism, flash, inclination, intolerance, leaning, mind-set*, penchant, preconception, predilection, predisposition, preference, prejudice, proclivity, propensity, spin, standpoint, tendency, tilt, turn, viewpoint, head-set, illiberality, mind trip, narrowmindedness, one-sidedness, prepossession, proneness, unfairness |
| Antonyms: | fairness, impartiality, justness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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: | 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: | 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, proclivity, range, region, road, set, side, slant, spot, standpoint, stream, tack, tendency, tide, track, trajectory, trend, viewpoint, way, point of compass, that-a-way |
| Antonyms: | deviation, misdirection, wrong way |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | light |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | context, point of view; understanding |
| Synonyms: | angle, approach, aspect, attitude, awareness, comprehension, condition, education, elucidation, enlightenment, example, exemplar, explanation, illustration, information, insight, interpretation, knowledge, model, paragon, slant, standing, vantage point, viewpoint |
| Antonyms: | misconception, misunderstanding |
| 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 |
| Main Entry: | slant |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | particular opinion |
| Synonyms: | angle, attitude, bias, direction, emphasis, judgment, leaning, outlook, point of view, predilection, predisposition, prejudice, sentiment, side, standpoint, view, viewpoint, one-sidedness, prepossession |
| Main Entry: | understanding |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | belief |
| Synonyms: | conception, conclusion, estimation, idea, import, impression, inkling, interpretation, judgment, knowledge, meaning, message, notion, opinion, perception, purport, sense, significance, sympathy, view, viewpoint, acceptation, intendment, significancy, signification |
| Antonyms: | disbelief, mistake |
| 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 |
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