Home › Words › L › lateralistlateralistlateralist means characteristic of lateralism; pertaining to the interactions of opposing interests of equal power.EtymologyFrom lateral + -ist.adjCharacteristic of lateralism; pertaining to the interactions of opposing interests of equal power.Favoring a lateral approach or explanation over one that involves a different direction, such as a vertical one.nounOne who engages in lateral thinking.e.g.“The correlator is a lateralist capable of making one to one correspondences between the vertical sciences and the horizontal arts.” — 1971, William Katavolos, Journal of the Industrial Designers Society of America - Volume 4, page 16:One who favors a lateral approach or explanation over one that involves a different direction.One who favors lateralism.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.lateralism 83% match — An organizational structure in which competing interests of equal power negotiate with each other. vs lateralist →laterality 62% match — the state or quality of being lateral vs lateralist →horizontalism 55% match — A political or social theory or system that advocates the equitable distribution of power in a society. vs lateralist →bipolarism 54% match — The characterization and practice of politics as the struggle and balance between left-wing and right-wing powers or ideologies. vs lateralist →bilateralistic 54% match — Of or relating to bilateralism. vs lateralist →semilateral 53% match — Partially lateral (partially on one's side) vs lateralist →laterolateral 51% match — side-to-side vs lateralist →longilateral 51% match — Having long sides vs lateralist →