Bearings

Synonyms of bearings

• position
• direction
• orientation

Antonyms of bearings

• confusion
• disorientation
• misplacement

Collocations of bearings

lose bearings

Frequency: 70 %

After wandering in the forest for hours, he began to lose his bearings.

find bearings

Frequency: 60 %

With the help of a map, she was able to find her bearings in the unfamiliar city.

keep bearings

Frequency: 50 %

She had to keep her bearings while hiking in the mountains to avoid getting lost.

get bearings

Frequency: 45 %

It took him a while to get his bearings after waking up in a strange room.

Idiomatic Expressions for bearings

• Phrase: throw someone off their bearings
  Meaning: to confuse or mislead someone
  Usage: The sudden change in schedule really threw me off my bearings.