Synonyms for propensity
prəˈpɛn sɪ tipropen·si·ty

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1. propensitynoun

   Synonyms:
   proclivity, propension

2. propensitynoun

   A tendency, preference, or attraction.

   He has a propensity for lengthy discussions of certain favorite topics.

   Synonyms:
   proclivity, propension

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1. propensity

   Appetite is used only of the demands of the physical system, unless otherwise expressly stated, as when we say an appetite for knowledge; passion includes all excitable impulses of our nature, as anger, fear, love, hatred, etc. Appetite is thus more animal than passion; and when we speak of passions and appetites as conjoined or contrasted, we think of the appetites as wholly physical and of the passions as, in part at least, mental or spiritual. We say an appetite for food, a passion for fame. Compare DESIRE.

   Compare ANTIPATHY.

   Synonyms:
   appetency, appetite, craving, desire, disposition, impulse, inclination, liking, longing, lust, passion, proclivity, proneness, relish, thirst, zest

   Antonyms:
   antipathy, aversion, detestation, disgust, dislike, disrelish, distaste, hatred, indifference, loathing, repugnance, repulsion

   Preposition:
   He had an insatiable appetite for the marvellous.

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1. propensity

   Synonyms:
   bent, predilection, proclivity

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1. leaning, propensity, tendencynoun

   an inclination to do something

   "he felt leanings toward frivolity"

   Synonyms:
   trend, tendency, list, aptness, proclivity, inclination, leaning, disposition, lean, tilt

2. proclivity, propensity, leaningnoun

   a natural inclination

   "he has a proclivity for exaggeration"

   Synonyms:
   list, aptness, proclivity, tendency, leaning, lean, inclination, tilt

3. aptness, propensitynoun

   a disposition to behave in a certain way

   "the aptness of iron to rust"; "the propensity of disease to spread"

   Synonyms:
   leaning, appositeness, tendency, proclivity, aptness

Matched Categories

1. • Disposition
   • Inclination

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1. propensitynoun

   Synonyms:
   inclination, PRONENESS

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1. List of paraphrases for "propensity":

   tendency, proclivity, trend, inclination, penchant, susceptibility, predisposition, willingness

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1. The CDC:

   The emergence of this variant raises concerns of a potential increase in transmissibility or propensity for SARS-CoV-2 re-infection of individuals.

2. Scott Burris:

   People with mental illness have a higher propensity to commit suicide not mass homicides, angry, young men are probably the greatest risk factor for gun violence, and they’ll click off none of the boxes for mental illness.

3. Tom Kloza:

   I think the propensity for panic among the population is much, much higher than it has been, i think we have to worry about prices, supply and crowd behavior.

4. Thomas Widmann:

   The hypotheses range from a greater propensity to homemade remedies, like medicinal herbs used in peasant tradition ; there are those who assume a more marked anti-authoritarian tendency than elsewhere, for historical reasons ; but I think more practical hypotheses should also be considered, such as logistical difficulties, for those who live at the bottom of a mountain valley, going to a city vaccination center can mean wasting a lot of time.

5. Carl Sagan:

   A celibate clergy is an especially good idea, because it tends to suppress any hereditary propensity toward fanaticism.