Word Study
oriented
CIDE DICTIONARY
oriented, adj.
- Adjusted or aligned to surroundings or circumstances; sometimes used in combination; as, to get oriented on one's first day at a new job. [WordNet 1.5]
- headed or intending to head in a certain direction; as, college-oriented students. Opposite of
unoriented . [WordNet 1.5]
THESAURUS
oriented
acclimated, acclimatized, accommodated, accustomed, adapted, adjusted, case-hardened, conditioned, experienced, familiarized, hardened, inured, naturalized, orientated, run-in, seasoned, trained, used to, wont, wontedFor further exploring for "oriented" in Webster Dictionary Online