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 The classic statement of this mentality was Arthur Schlesinger’s 1949 book, The Vital Center. — David Brooks, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026 For Raghozar, the rejections and disappointments altered her mentality and motivation entirely. — Kayla Lee, Mercury News, 7 July 2026 But when the swirl of events beyond their control caught them into something immeasurably larger than a single game of soccer, not even the strength of their new mentality was enough to prevent them from being ruthlessly swept away. — Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 7 July 2026 That pick-and-mix mentality doesn’t go over well with Elle’s classmates. — Scarlett Harris, IndieWire, 6 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for mentality

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Noun

Nothing will shake you and wake you like having your senses, your assumptions, your very identity overrun by hour upon hour of First Nations music, dancing, ceremony, and vitality on this patch of Apsáalooke (Crow) land.

— Matt Thompson, SPIN, 14 July 2026
SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.

— Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 14 July 2026

Definition of sense

Noun

Predictive robot intelligence LingBot-VA unifies future video prediction and policy learning within a single autoregressive framework, jointly learning visual dynamics and robot actions.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 13 July 2026
Fourteen ships transited Hormuz on Sunday, four of which were crude oil tankers, a decline of about 60% compared with the 37 vessels that crossed the same day last week, according to data from the trade intelligence firm Kpler.

— Brian Sullivan,Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 13 July 2026