noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ carefree , good , healthy , positive , right , upbeat
▪
I try to have a healthy, positive ~ to life.
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She seems to have the right ~ for the job.
▪ conciliatory , favourable/favorable , friendly , sympathetic
▪ bad , negative , wrong
▪ aggressive , belligerent , critical , hostile , racist
▪ arrogant , cavalier , cocky , condescending , dismissive , patronizing
▪
She shares his somewhat cavalier ~ to the law ( = does not take it as seriously as she should ).
▪ casual , flexible , irreverent , laid-back , laissez-faire , lax , liberal , nonchalant , permissive , relaxed , tolerant , wait-and-see ( esp. AmE )
▪
The teachers seem to have a very relaxed ~ to discipline.
▪ responsible , serious
▪ conservative , inflexible , rigid , uncompromising ( esp. BrE )
▪ ambivalent
▪ changing
▪ general , prevailing , public
▪
The general ~ of the public is sympathetic.
▪ cultural , mental , moral , racial , sexual
▪ parental
▪ social , societal ( esp. AmE )
▪
Newspapers reflect social ~s.
VERB + ATTITUDE
▪ adopt , cultivate , have , maintain , take
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The government has taken a positive ~ to this problem.
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Sometimes it's essential for doctors to cultivate a detached ~.
▪ display , express
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He displayed a condescending ~ towards/toward his co-workers.
▪ change , influence , shape
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The experience changed his ~ to religion.
▪ reflect
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The policy reflects a caring ~ towards/toward employees.
▪ foster , instil/instill , reinforce
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efforts to foster positive ~s to learning
▪ give
▪
Don't give me any ~ ( = don't treat me disrespectfully )!
ATTITUDE + VERB
▪ exist , persist , prevail
▪
This sort of ~ exists among certain groups of people.
▪ permeate sth , pervade sth
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A playful ~ pervades all his work.
▪ change , shift
ATTITUDE + NOUN
▪ problem
▪
At school he was thought to have an ~ problem.
▪ adjustment , shift (both esp. AmE )
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Changing conditions require an ~ adjustment on the part of business.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ about
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changing ~s about death
▪ ~ of
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an ~ of confidence and trust
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Youth is simply an ~ of mind.
▪ ~ to , ~ towards/toward
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There has been a marked change in ~ towards/toward the war.
PHRASES
▪ a change in ~ , a change of ~
▪ with ~ (= having a confident, aggressive attitude that challenges what people think) ( informal )
▪
a rock band with ~