Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

school of thought

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.34 in modern English

Syllables: school of thought
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A particular way of thinking or interpretation, typically one disputed by the speaker.

noun

A group of people who share common characteristics of opinion or outlook of a philosophy.

Example Sentences

"Well, there are two schools of thought on that topic..."
"He did not belong to the school of thought that believed Jackson Pollock to be much of an artist."
"But there is a school of thought that holds that the more you talk about recession, the more likely it is to transpire."

Inflected Forms

schools of thought (plural) school of thoughts (alternative, misspelling)

Frequently Paired Words

ideology

Synonyms

doctrine philosophy philosophical system ism

Questions

What does school of thought mean?: A particular way of thinking or interpretation, typically one disputed by the speaker.

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