We found 20 dictionaries that define the word lateral thinking:

General (15 matching dictionaries)

1. lateral thinking: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
2. lateral thinking: Merriam-Webster
3. lateral thinking: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
4. lateral thinking: Collins English Dictionary
5. lateral thinking: Vocabulary.com
6. lateral thinking: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
7. lateral thinking: Wiktionary
8. lateral thinking: Dictionary.com
9. Lateral Thinking, Lateral thinking: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
10. lateral thinking: Rhymezone
11. lateral thinking: FreeDictionary.org
12. lateral thinking: Mnemonic Dictionary
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14. Lateral Thinking: Management Dictionary
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16. lateral thinking: Encyclopedia

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)

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Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)

18. A Brief Critical Dictionary of Education (No longer online)

Definitions from Wiktionary (lateral thinking) ▸ noun:  Using reasoned thought in a non-standard, or non-linear logical, way to find a solution to a problem. Similar: non-classical logic, linear logic, rewriting, forward reasoning, sequential logic, epsilontics, rationalism, sublogic, algebraism, position, more... Opposite: vertical thinking, convergent thinking, analytical thinking Types: brainstorming, creative thinking, more... Adjectives: ostensible, conscious, specious, impressionistic, self-aware, introspective, set, selfconscious, eristic, scious, knowing ▸ Words similar to lateral thinking ▸ Usage examples for lateral thinking ▸ Idioms related to lateral thinking ▸ Wikipedia articles (New!) ▸ Words that often appear near lateral thinking ▸ Rhymes of lateral thinking ▸ Invented words related to lateral thinking