leanings

NOUN

tendency, bias

Synonyms

STRONGEST

inclination predilection propensity sentiment

STRONG

aptitude bent disposition drift favor favoritism inclining liking mindset partiality penchant predisposition proclivity proneness taste thing weakness

WEAK

cup of tea

Antonyms

STRONGEST

antipathy dislike hate

STRONG

disinclination fairness hatred impartiality justice

Example Sentences

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But very few of those one would call progressives, such as Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, had those leanings.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

Resendez typically sees responses shift more according to income level than political leanings.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 26, 2026

Two Damascus-based diplomats said thousands had left al-Hol in recent weeks, raising alarm that people with extremist leanings could be moving around Syria or trying to leave the country.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

But sometimes the person trying to help you through a weak moment is, for the duration of that task, just a person—not a pundit or podcaster with problematic leanings.

From Slate • Feb. 15, 2026

“They would have alerted you, but we gleaned them,” one of the other scythes said—a woman in green with PanAsian leanings.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman