Synonyms for orient
ˈɔr i ənt, -iˌɛnt, ˈoʊr-; ˈɔr iˌɛnt, ˈoʊr-ori·ent

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1. orientverb

   Synonyms:
   orientate

2. orientverb

   Countries of Asia, especially East Asia.

   Give him time to orient himself within the new hierarchy.

   Synonyms:
   orientate

3. orientverb

   To set the focus of so as to relate or appeal to a certain group.

   We will orient our campaign to the youth who are often disinterested.

   Synonyms:
   orientate

4. orientverb

   To point at or direct towards.

   I will orient all of the signs to face the road.

   Synonyms:
   orientate

5. orientverb

   To determine which direction one is facing.

   Let me just orient myself and we can be on our way.

   Synonyms:
   orientate

6. orientverb

   To place or build so as to face eastward.

   Synonyms:
   orientate

7. orientverb

   To change direction so as to face east.

   Synonyms:
   orientate

8. orientverb

   To change direction to face a certain way.

   Synonyms:
   orientate

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1. East, Orientnoun

   the countries of Asia

   Synonyms:
   eastward, due east, eastern United States, eastern hemisphere

   Antonyms:
   disorient, disorientate

2. eastern hemisphere, orientverb

   the hemisphere that includes Eurasia and Africa and Australia

   Synonyms:
   eastern hemisphere

   Antonyms:
   disorient, disorientate

3. orient, pointverb

   be oriented

   "The weather vane points North"; "the dancers toes pointed outward"

   Synonyms:
   manoeuvre, manoeuver, sharpen, taper, channelize, indicate, aim, betoken, maneuver, place, head, luff, guide, repoint, point, direct, orientate, tailor, designate, charge, channelise, target, bespeak, steer, signal, level, show

   Antonyms:
   disorient, disorientate

4. orient, orientateverb

   determine one's position with reference to another point

   "We had to orient ourselves in the forest"

   Synonyms:
   orientate, tailor, point

   Antonyms:
   disorientate, disorient

5. orientverb

   cause to point

   "Orient the house towards the West"

   Synonyms:
   orientate, tailor, point

   Antonyms:
   disorient, disorientate

6. orientverb

   familiarize (someone) with new surroundings or circumstances

   "The dean of students tries to orient the freshmen"

   Synonyms:
   orientate, tailor, point

   Antonyms:
   disorient, disorientate

7. tailor, orientverb

   adjust to a specific need or market

   "a magazine oriented towards young people"; "tailor your needs to your surroundings"

   Synonyms:
   orientate, cut, point, tailor, sew, tailor-make

   Antonyms:
   disorient, disorientate

Matched Categories

1. • Asia
   • Adapt
   • Familiarize
   • Lie
   • Position

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1. orientadjective

   Synonyms:
   eastern, oriental

2. orientadjective

   Synonyms:
   bright, shining, glittering, sparkling, brilliant

3. orientnoun

   Synonyms:
   east

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1. List of paraphrases for "orient":

   oriental, dongfang, guide, east, occ, orientale, middle

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How to use orient in a sentence?

1. Markus Buehler:

   Spiders have very keen vibrational sensors, they use vibrations as a way to orient themselves, to communicate with other spiders and so the idea of thinking literally like a spider would experience the world was something that was very obvious to us as spider material scientists.

2. Bill Winters:

   We need to reinforce our foundations; streamline our business; strengthen our financial position; and re-orient the bank for better returns on our capital, our capital strength is a key priority. Capital strength is a competitive advantage, especially in tough economic times. We are reviewing all aspects of our capital strength as part of our broader business review.

3. John Greenleaf Whittier:

   Of all that Orient lands can vaunt, of marvels with our own competing, the strangest is the Haschish plant, and what will follow on its eating.

4. Chris Hayes:

   The risk went from something that we hadn’t really dealt with specifically like this before in our lifetimes – we hadn't quite had an illness this infectious and this possible to cause serious illness – to something that does look more like the flu. The flu of course can still be dangerous … but we don't orient our lives around the flu.

5. Huda Akil:

   When Robert [King] tells you that he gets disoriented physically, I can tell him that people who are chronically depressed have a shrunken hippocampus, and that that affects your ability to orient in space, in 3D.