MENTALITIES 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 Team mentality spurs decisions The A’s were sitting at 40-44 heading into Tuesday, three games out of the American League West lead and 2 1/2 games out of the final AL Wild Card spot. — Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026 To some extent, the 2026 festival was a retrospective of the late twentieth century, when modernist strictures were loosening and a more expansive, pluralistic mentality was taking hold. — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 29 June 2026 The Kings’ defense corps was once its bedrock, bursting with depth, quality and the ability to convert a home-plate mentality into counterattacking opportunities. — Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 28 June 2026 The Kings hired Peter Laviolette as their head coach earlier this month, and Clarke’s offensive skill fits well into the team’s possible evolution away from its traditional defense-first mentality to a more aggressive club under Laviolette. — Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for mentality

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Noun

Through Latin and early Christian usage, the word took on its modern sense of an evil supernatural spirit.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
The spiritual economy is not necessarily about outright faith, but rather ritual, emotion and a sense of agency.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 8 July 2026

Definition of sense

Noun

Bobbi Queen, a former senior fashion editor at WWD who was known for her intelligence, wit and sense of style, died Thursday at her New York apartment at the age of 84.

— Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 6 July 2026
Autonomy with human oversight Artificial intelligence handles much of CobraJet’s flight through an autonomous autopilot supported by electro-optical and infrared cameras.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 July 2026