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Synonyms for tendency
ˈtɛn dən siten·den·cy
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Wiktionary
tendencynoun
Synonyms:
trend, penchant, inclination, propensity, dispositiontendencynoun
a likelihood of behaving in a particular way or going in a particular direction; a tending toward.
Denim has a tendency to fade.
Synonyms:
propensity, disposition, trend, penchant, inclination
English Synonyms and Antonyms
tendency
The aim is the direction in which one shoots, or sometimes that which is aimed at. The mark is that at which one shoots; the goal, that toward which one runs. All alike indicate the direction of endeavor. The end is the point at which one expects or hopes to close his labors; the object, that which he would grasp as the reward of his labors. Aspiration, design, endeavor, purpose, referring to the mental acts by which the aim is attained, are often used as interchangeable with aim. Aspiration applies to what are viewed as noble aims; endeavor, design, intention, purpose, indifferently to the best or worst. Aspiration has less of decision than the other terms; one may aspire to an object, and yet lack the fixedness of purpose by which alone it can be attained. Purpose is stronger than intention. Design especially denotes the adaptation of means to an end; endeavor refers to the exertions by which it is to be attained. One whose aims are worthy, whose aspirations are high, whose designs are wise, and whose purposes are steadfast, may hope to reach the goal of his ambition, and will surely win some object worthy of a life's endeavor. Compare AMBITION; DESIGN.
Synonyms:
aim, aspiration, design, determination, end, end, endeavor, endeavor, goal, inclination, intent, intention, mark, object, purposeAntonyms:
aimlessness, avoidance, carelessness, heedlessness, neglect, negligence, oversight, purposelessness, thoughtlessness
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
tendency
Synonyms:
vergency, proneness, bias, gravitation, drift, scope, i aim, disposition, predisposition, proclivity, leaning, inclination, attraction, conductiveness, courseAntonyms:
disinclination, aversion, repulsion, contravention, deviation, divergency, tangency, divarication, opposition, renitency, reluctance, prevention, neutralization, termination
Princeton's WordNet
inclination, disposition, tendencynoun
an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
"he had an inclination to give up too easily"; "a tendency to be too strict"
Synonyms:
lean, temperament, magnetic dip, angle of dip, list, inclining, magnetic inclination, tilt, inclination, trend, angle of inclination, disposal, dip, inclination of an orbit, leaning, disposition, propensityleaning, propensity, tendencynoun
an inclination to do something
"he felt leanings toward frivolity"
Synonyms:
trend, list, aptness, propensity, proclivity, inclination, leaning, disposition, lean, tilttendency, inclinationnoun
a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect
"the alkaline inclination of the local waters"; "fabric with a tendency to shrink"
Synonyms:
trend, magnetic inclination, list, magnetic dip, lean, angle of dip, propensity, inclination of an orbit, disposition, inclination, leaning, inclining, angle of inclination, tilt, diptendency, trendnoun
a general direction in which something tends to move
"the shoreward tendency of the current"; "the trend of the stock market"
Synonyms:
trend, movement, propensity, course, disposition, inclination, leaning, vogue, style, drift
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
tendencynoun
Synonyms:
inclination, leaning, direction, determination, bearing, bent, bias, drift, course, aim, scope, proclivity, aptitude, proneness, predisposition, propensity, turn, disposition, liability
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
tendencynoun
Synonyms:
drift, inclination, proclivity, proneness, propensity, bent, predisposition
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "tendency":
trend, propensity, trends, inclination, pattern, tended, orientation, drift
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#107 | list | |
#245 | design | |
#317 | end | |
#428 | course | |
#792 | style | |
#834 | mark | |
#1150 | object | |
#1258 | purpose | |
#1896 | goal | |
#2293 | movement | |
#2357 | pattern | |
#2751 | aim | |
#2993 | trends | |
#3270 | scope | |
#4123 | determination | |
#4405 | trend | |
#5158 | orientation | |
#5410 | attraction | |
#5504 | disposal | |
#5534 | intent | |
#6805 | bias | |
#7295 | intention | |
#8525 | lean | |
#9094 | dip | |
#9224 | disposition | |
#10154 | tilt | |
#10789 | tendency | |
#11779 | drift | |
#15447 | tended | |
#16055 | leaning | |
#16219 | endeavor | |
#16780 | vogue | |
#23687 | inclination | |
#24319 | aspiration | |
#26683 | temperament | |
#30056 | propensity | |
#38676 | gravitation | |
#43051 | penchant | |
#46618 | predisposition | |
#115580 | proclivity | |
#155589 | inclining | |
#174225 | proneness | |
#251299 | aptness |
How to use tendency in a sentence?
There's a tendency in the US to think that every screening test is great. Unfortunately there are screening tests that actually cause more harm than good, in the 1960s and 1970s, we stopped doing chest X-ray screening for lung cancer because, after 20 years of doing it, we finally got around to doing an assessment and we found the death rates were higher in the screened versus the unscreened group.
Mr. Bolton’s tendency to try to solve every geopolitical problem with the American military first is a troubling one, i hope he will temper his instinct to commit the men and women of our armed forces to conflicts around the globe, when we need to be focused on building the middle class here at home.
The tendency of the casual mind is to pick out or stumble upon a sample which supports or defies its prejudices, and then to make it the representative of a whole class.
Humans have a tendency to be irresponsible sometimes, it doesn’t belong in our neighborhood.
The tendency of an event to occur varies inversely with one's preparation for it.
Translations for tendency
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- نزعة, ميلArabic
- tendènciaCatalan, Valencian
- tendence, sklonCzech
- TendenzGerman
- ροπή, τάσηGreek
- emo, inklino, tendencoEsperanto
- tendenciaSpanish
- taipumusFinnish
- tendanceFrench
- נטייהHebrew
- प्रवृत्तिHindi
- tandansHaitian Creole
- irányHungarian
- kecenderunganIndonesian
- tendenzaItalian
- 傾向Japanese
- ტენდენციაGeorgian
- 경향Korean
- kecenderunganMalay
- neigingDutch
- tendensNorwegian
- tendencjaPolish
- tendênciaPortuguese
- înclinație, tendințăRomanian
- тенденцияRussian
- tendens, benägenhet, trendSwedish
- ధోరణిTelugu
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