Collocations for attitude - noun
ADJ.
conciliatory, favourable, friendly, positive, responsible, right, sympathetic
She seems to have the right attitude for the job.
She seems to have the right attitude for the job.
aggressive, bad, belligerent, cavalier, critical, hostile, irreverent, negative, patronizing, wrong | carefree, casual, flexible, laid-back, liberal, relaxed
The teachers seem to have a very relaxed attitude towards discipline.
The teachers seem to have a very relaxed attitude towards discipline.
conservative, inflexible, rigid, uncompromising | ambivalent | general, prevailing, public
The general attitude of the public is sympathetic.
The general attitude of the public is sympathetic.
changing | mental, moral, sexual
VERB + ATTITUDE
adopt, have, take
The government has taken a positive attitude to this problem.
The government has taken a positive attitude to this problem.
change
The experience changed his attitude to religion.
The experience changed his attitude to religion.
ATTITUDE + VERB
exist, persist, prevail
This sort of attitude exists among certain groups of people.
This sort of attitude exists among certain groups of people.
change
ATTITUDE + NOUN
problem
At school he was thought to have an attitude problem.
At school he was thought to have an attitude problem.
PREP.
~ about
changing attitudes about death
changing attitudes about death
~ of
an attitude of confidence and trust Youth is simply an attitude of mind.
an attitude of confidence and trust Youth is simply an attitude of mind.
~ to/towards
There has been a marked change in attitude towards the European single currency.
There has been a marked change in attitude towards the European single currency.
PHRASES
a change in/of attitude, with attitude
(informal) (= having a confident, aggressive attitude that challenges what people think) a rock band with attitude
(informal) (= having a confident, aggressive attitude that challenges what people think) a rock band with attitude