Definitions of orientated
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adjusted or located in relation to surroundings or circumstances; sometimes used in combination
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synonyms:
oriented
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adjusted, familiarised, familiarized
having achieved a comfortable relation with your environment
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bound, destined
headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in `college-bound students'
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directed
(often used in combination) having a specified direction
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headed
having a heading or course in a certain direction
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homeward, homeward-bound
oriented toward home
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minded
(used in combination) mentally oriented toward something specified
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orientating, orienting
positioning with respect to a reference system or determining your bearings physically or intellectually
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Antonyms:
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unoriented
not having position or goal definitely set or ascertained
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alienated, anomic, disoriented
socially disoriented
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confused, disoriented, lost
having lost your bearings; confused as to time or place or personal identity
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disorienting
causing loss of physical or intellectual bearings
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adjusted, familiarised, familiarized
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