Synonyms for penchant
ˈpɛn tʃənt; (esp. Brit.)Fr. pɑ̃ˈʃɑ̃pen·chant

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1. penchantnoun

   Synonyms:
   desire

2. penchantnoun

   taste, liking, or inclination (for)

   He has a penchant for fine wine.

   Synonyms:
   desire

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1. preference, penchant, predilection, tastenoun

   a strong liking

   "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney"

   Synonyms:
   taste perception, predilection, appreciation, taste sensation, druthers, perceptiveness, tasting, gustation, gustatory perception, taste, preference, sense of taste, orientation, discernment, gustatory sensation, gustatory modality, mouthful

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1. penchantnoun

   Synonyms:
   [Fr.] inclination, bent, propensity, proneness, proclivity, disposition, tendency, turn, leaning, predisposition, liking, fondness, predilection

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1. List of paraphrases for "penchant":

   fondness, propensity, inclination, tilt, hard-on

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1. Gary Engelhardt:

   It’s only going to be more expensive, the longer you wait, but Americans have a penchant for waiting to do things politically. So I just feel like nothing’s going to happen in the short run.

2. Donald Trump:

   Hillary, when you complain about 'a penchant for sexism,' who are you referring to. I have great respect for women. BE CAREFUL!

3. Hillary Clinton:

   It's not the first time he's demonstrated a penchant for sexism.

4. Marco Rubio:

   He is reckless, he's ruthless, he has a penchant for escalation, for taking high risks, confrontational in his foreign policy approach and I think increasingly willing to test the limits of what he can get away with the United States.

5. Paul Lindsay:

   It's less than the figure they quote, but we'll cut Marco some slack since we know he has a penchant for not being able to add up expenses very well, we are very prepared for March and believe Jeb will be in a strong position at the end of February.