PRONE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for PRONE?

Need another word that means the same as “prone”? Find 11 synonyms and 30 related words for “prone” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Prone” are: prostrate, susceptible, vulnerable, liable, inclined, given, subject, disposed, predisposed, open, on one's front

Prone as an Adjective

Definitions of "Prone" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “prone” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Lying flat, especially face downwards.
• With a downward slope or direction.
• Having a tendency (to); often used in combination.
• Lying face downward.
• Likely or liable to suffer from, do, or experience something unpleasant or regrettable.
• Denoting the position of the forearm with the palm of the hand facing downwards.

Synonyms of "Prone" as an adjective (11 Words)

disposed	Naturally disposed toward. James didn t seem disposed to take the hint.
given	(of a document) signed and dated. Given the engine s condition it is a wonder that it started.
inclined	Having made preparations. An inclined ramp.
liable	Likely to experience (something undesirable. Non resident trustees are liable to the basic rate of tax.
on one's front	Relating to or located in the front.
open	Of a victor having won an open competition. Open waters.
predisposed	Made susceptible. Because of conditions in the mine miners are predisposed to lung disease.
prostrate	Growing along the ground. They surged forward around the prostrate figure on the ground.
subject	Likely to be affected by something. He is subject to fits of depression.
susceptible	Easily impressed emotionally. Patients with liver disease may be susceptible to infection.
vulnerable	Susceptible to attack. We were in a vulnerable position.

Usage Examples of "Prone" as an adjective

• Failure-prone.
• A prone position.
• He was written off by many as too injury-prone.
• I was lying prone on a foam mattress.
• A child prone to mischief.
• Farmed fish are prone to disease.

Associations of "Prone" (30 Words)

adept	A person who is skilled or proficient at something. An adept juggler.
apposite	Apt in the circumstances or in relation to something. An apposite quotation.
apropos	Very appropriate to a particular situation. Your letter arrived apropos.
apt	Appropriate or suitable in the circumstances. She proved an apt pupil.
aptness	Appropriateness for the occasion. The phrase had considerable aptness.
compliant	Having the property of compliance. The conversion of the gel to a much less compliant rigid glass.
disposed	Naturally disposed toward. He is favourably disposed towards the proposals.
easy	With ease easy is sometimes used informally for easily. Her easy virtue.
fain	In a willing manner. I am weary and would fain get a little rest.
given	Specified or stated. Given the engine s condition it is a wonder that it started.
gladly	In a willing manner. I would have gladly paid for it.
happily	In an unexpectedly lucky way. Eleanor giggled happily.
inclined	Having a preference, disposition, or tendency. An inclined plane.
likely	Likely but not certain to be or become true or real. A likely topic for investigation.
malleable	Capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out. A malleable metal can be beaten into a sheet.
minded	Mentally oriented toward something specified. Civic minded.
obey	Submit to the authority of (someone) or comply with (a law. The officer was convicted for refusing to obey orders.
partiality	A predisposition to like something. An attack on the partiality of judges.
pertinent	Being of striking appropriateness and pertinence. She asked me a lot of very pertinent questions.
prepared	Equipped or prepared with necessary intellectual resources. A prepared statement.
proper	According to or respecting social standards or conventions; respectable, especially excessively so. He is a proper youth.
ready	Make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use event etc. She is ready to resign.
suggestible	Susceptible or responsive to suggestion. Suggestible young minds.
susceptible	(often followed by `of’ or `to’) yielding readily to or capable of. They only do it to tease him he s too susceptible.
tend	Have a tendency or disposition to do or be something be inclined. Walter tended towards corpulence.
timely	Done or occurring at a favourable or useful time; opportune. The timely filing of his income tax return.
tractable	Responsive to suggestions and influences. She has always been tractable and obedient even as a child.
voluntary	(in a competition) a special performance left to the performer’s choice. Voluntary generosity in times of disaster.
willing	Given or done readily. He was quite willing to compromise.
willingly	In a willing manner. She went willingly.