Lateral thinking

Synonyms for "lateral thinking" (8 found)

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Closest matches (2)

Adjective(2 words)
creativecreative thinking

Strong matches (2)

Noun(1 words)
Adjective(1 words)

Related words (4)

Adjective(4 words)
innovative thinkingnonlinear thinkingnontraditional thinkingunconventional

Related word relations

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More general

7 entries
cognitioncognitive styleheuristicheuristic programheuristic ruleproblem solvingthinking strategy

More specific

4 entries
brainstormingcreative problem solvingdivergent thinkingindirect reasoning

Collocations

11 entries
lateral thinking approachlateral thinking exerciselateral thinking methodlateral thinking puzzlelateral thinking skillslateral-thinking activitieslateral-thinking approachlateral-thinking exerciselateral-thinking puzzlelateral-thinking skillslateral-thinking task

Inflections

3 entries
lateral thinkingsmore lateral-thinkingmost lateral-thinking

Derivations

1 entries
lateral thinker