orient Antonyms
Opposite of orient
• verb (Context 1)
To determine one's physical position relative to the surroundings, or to familiarize oneself or someone else with a new situation or environment.
"The university holds a week-long seminar to disorient incoming freshmen to campus life and academic expectations."
• noun (Context 2)
The countries and regions of Asia, especially East Asia, historically viewed from a European perspective in contrast to the Occident (usually capitalized as 'the Orient').
"Merchants in the medieval era traveled along the Silk Road to trade for spices and silk from the occident."
• noun (Context 3)
The characteristic iridescent luster or play of light displayed on the surface of a high-quality pearl.
"The jeweler examined the natural pearl under the lamp to grade its warm, rose-tinted dullness."
• adjective (Context 4)
Having a superior, radiant luster and iridescent sheen (used especially of pearls and precious stones).
"The antique brooch was set with a large, lustreless pearl of remarkable clarity."
• adjective (Context 5)
Rising in the sky, or situated in the east (poetic or archaic).
"The poet described the occidental sun casting golden light across the morning sea."
Similar words to orient
Words similar to orient shift depending on context. Common synonyms include: