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Synonyms for orientation
ˌɔr i ənˈteɪ ʃən, -ɛn-, ˌoʊr-ori·en·ta·tion

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Wiktionary1.7 / 3 votes

  1. orientationnoun

    Antonyms:
    disorientation

  2. orientationnoun

    Antonyms:
    disorientation

  3. orientationnoun

    Antonyms:
    disorientation

  4. orientationnoun

    Antonyms:
    disorientation

  5. orientationnoun

    Antonyms:
    disorientation

  6. orientationnoun

    Antonyms:
    disorientation

  7. orientationnoun

    Antonyms:
    disorientation

  8. orientationnoun

    Antonyms:
    disorientation

  9. orientationnoun

    Antonyms:
    disorientation

  10. orientationnoun

    Antonyms:
    disorientation

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. orientationnoun

    the act of orienting

    Synonyms:
    predilection, orientation course, preference

  2. orientationnoun

    an integrated set of attitudes and beliefs

    Synonyms:
    predilection, orientation course, preference

  3. orientationnoun

    position or alignment relative to points of the compass or other specific directions

    Synonyms:
    predilection, orientation course, preference

  4. predilection, preference, orientationnoun

    a predisposition in favor of something

    "a predilection for expensive cars"; "his sexual preferences"; "showed a Marxist orientation"

    Synonyms:
    penchant, taste, druthers, predilection, preference, orientation course

  5. orientationnoun

    a person's awareness of self with regard to position and time and place and personal relationships

    Synonyms:
    predilection, orientation course, preference

  6. orientation course, orientationnoun

    a course introducing a new situation or environment

    Synonyms:
    predilection, orientation course, preference

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How to use orientation in a sentence?

  1. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov:

    But I'm sure that the orientation of those comments, despite all the questions about one or another formulation, the orientation towards cooperation between Russia and the United States, that is a step in the right direction.

  2. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov:

    We have asked (for information). We haven't yet received a response to the question about which no-fly zones they have in mind. Because no-one was ever talking about them, but I'm sure that the orientation of those comments, despite all the questions about one or another formulation, the orientation towards cooperation between Russia and the United States, that is a step in the right direction.

  3. Mickey Mehta:

    Instead of asking why always, ask why not, and the whole orientation of your being will change from a world of limited possibilities, to a world of all possibilities. Remember there is always a way to what we desire, aspire. One simply has to live in expanded awareness and you will navigate without roadblocks.

  4. Joe Harding:

    One, it defines that there are certain instructions related to gender and sexual orientation that are just not appropriate at certain ages and we define that as kindergarten through third grade, a school having curriculum that teaches gender and sexual orientation and what that means and getting into the weeds on that is just not age appropriate.

  5. Camille Paglia:

    It is capitalist America that produced the modern independent woman. Never in history have women had more freedom of choice in regard to dress, behavior, career, and sexual orientation.


Translations for orientation

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  • توجيهArabic
  • orienteringDanish
  • OrientierungsvermögenGerman
  • προσανατολισμός, προσαρμογή, κατατοπισμόςGreek
  • orientaciónSpanish
  • orientationFrench
  • उन्मुखीकरणHindi
  • orientáció, betájolás, irány, tájékozódásHungarian
  • oriëntatie, richting, kerkbouwrichting, oriënteringsvermogen, gerichtheid, voorlichting, plaatsbepaling, oriënteringDutch
  • ориентация, установка, наклонность, ориентирование, ориентировка, склонность, размещениеRussian
  • ปฐมนิเทศThai
  • 方向Chinese

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