MENTALITY Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

mentality

noun

men-ˈta-lə-tē

Definition of mentality

as in sense

the ability to learn and understand or to deal with problems most teenagers do not have the mentality to foresee the consequences of such risky behavior

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Recent Examples of mentality But again, that’s the baseline mentality to be a Shanahan wideout. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2026 There was also the mentality that the townships with higher assessed valuation would be supporting the poorer ones. — Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026 Through remarkable archival footage and an incredible range of interviews, Monsters of God digs into the egotistical and ruthless mentalities that supported competing criminal empires and the undercover operations that dismantled them. — Rory Doherty, Time, 6 Aug. 2026 For a player that has had a public eye on his contract situation this offseason, Pickens has been front-and-center with his mentality and approach in Oxnard so far. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for mentality

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Noun

What’s crucially lacking here is a particularly compelling sense of Reagan and Gorbachev as human characters.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026
People think of intimacy in a romantic sense, but the relationships artists have with the people in their corner in the industry is also really intimate.

— Cathy Applefeld Olson, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of sense

Noun

Just eight vessels crossed the crucial waterway yesterday, five sticking to the Iranian route and three following an undetected route, maritime intelligence firm Kpler said.

— Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
Taiwan's government said Hsu's case involved gaining intelligence for mainland China and influencing Taiwanese politics.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of intelligence

Noun

These groups that are coming here are coming for one reason, and that is to provoke a reaction and generate attention.

— Heath Kalb, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
The suit maintains that the commission’s denial does not identify any adverse impact to a wetland function or value, nor any feasible and prudent alternatives to address the Commission’s reasons for denial, in violation of state law, Conn.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026