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tendencies

NOUN

direction of movement

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bias inclination leaning movement shift trend

STRONG

aim bearing bent course current curve drift drive heading purport run tenor turn turning way

NOUN

inclination to think or do in a certain way

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bias habit impulse leaning penchant propensity shift trend type weakness

STRONG

addiction affection bent current custom disposition drift inclining liability mind mindset partiality predilection predisposition proclivity proneness readiness run set slant susceptibility temperament thing turn usage way

Antonyms

STRONGEST

dislike hate

STRONG

antipathy disinclination disinterest hatred

Example Sentences

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Literature cannot topple an authoritarian regime on its own, but it can encourage people to reflect on authoritarian tendencies and what that can mean for their own lives.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Another concern McClellan noted last week was that the market was going against the market’s seasonal tendencies during the second year of a presidential term.

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

Computers that manipulate people by drawing on human tendencies already exist.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

It also results in a lack of magnetic ordering, since both ferromagnetic and anti-ferromagnetic tendencies can appear at the same time.

From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026

Character is more like a bundle of habits and tendencies and interests, loosely bound together and dependent, at certain times, on circumstance and context.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell