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
His songs channeled the angst and agitation of youth into frenetic mini-anthems that musically reflected the on-shuffle mentality of the 21st century.
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Maura Johnston, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2025
Antetokounmpo’s win-now mentality would require a major roster overhaul, likely costing valuable draft assets to align with his championship goals.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 18 June 2025
By far the most political of the three films, 28 Years Later is particularly scathing about Brexit Britain and its little-islander mentality.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 18 June 2025
United midfielder and captain turned TV pundit Roy Keane thought Pogba had a mentality issue.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 17 June 2025
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Maura Johnston, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2025
Antetokounmpo’s win-now mentality would require a major roster overhaul, likely costing valuable draft assets to align with his championship goals.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 18 June 2025
By far the most political of the three films, 28 Years Later is particularly scathing about Brexit Britain and its little-islander mentality.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 18 June 2025
United midfielder and captain turned TV pundit Roy Keane thought Pogba had a mentality issue.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 17 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mentality
Noun
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There is not an American President—Bill Clinton, George H. W. or George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, or Donald Trump—who has dealt with Netanyahu and not, sooner or later, come away with a lingering sense of resentment.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
21 June 2025
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In a sense, the job search should be treated like a personal marketing campaign, Zeile suggested.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
20 June 2025
Noun
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In an interview with Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo, Bartiromo brought up a Truth Social post from Trump saying Democrats had leaked intelligence around the Iran strike, to which the president interjected that they should be prosecuted.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
29 June 2025
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This is embodied intelligence – the idea that some elements of cognition can be outsourced to the body.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
29 June 2025
Noun
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According to a recent study from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, human intellect has declined since 2012.—
Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
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Customer-facing interactions require human intuition to navigate sensitive moments where empathy, sensitivity and emotional intellect truly matter.—
Joel Frenette,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
Noun
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The country takes off July 1 for the same reason that Americans take off July 4.—
Stephen Marche,
The Atlantic,
1 July 2025
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His present is extremely bright, and there’s no reason to expect near term slippage.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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“Mentality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mentality. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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