outlook

Plural: outlooks

Noun

• A person's general attitude or a prospect for the future.
• a habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations
• belief about (or mental picture of) the future
• the act of looking out
• A place from which something can be viewed.
• The view from such a place.
• An attitude or point of view.
• Expectation for the future.
• look; appearance

Verb

• To face or look in an outward direction.
• To look at (someone) so long or intently that they look away; to win or prevail over (someone or something).
• To be more attractive than (someone or something).
• To inspect throughly; to select.
• To look beyond (something).

Examples

• Despite a tough rack, her positive OUTLOOK helped her find a seven-letter word.
• He has a positive outlook on life.
• Perched on the edge of the cliff was a hidden outlook.
• The outlook for temperature rises is worrying.

Synonyms

expectation, lookout, mentality, mind-set, mindset, prospect, attitude, browbeat, face down, look out, opinion, outstare, overcome, overlook, perspective, point of view, prognosis, standpoint, vantage point, viewpoint