| 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 |
| 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: | 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: | 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: | idea |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something understood, planned, or |
Synonyms: |
aim, approximation, belief, believed abstraction, 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 |
| 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: | 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 |
| 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 |
| Main Entry: | perception |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | understanding, idea |
Synonyms: |
acumen, apprehending, apprehension, approach, attention, attitude, awareness, big idea, brain wave, brainchild, conceit, concept, conception, consciousness, discernment, feeling, flash, grasp, image, impression, insight, intellection, judgment, knowledge, light, notion, observation, opinion, perspicacity, picture, plan, realizing, recognition, sagacity, sensation, sense, study, taste, thought, viewpoint |