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

Need another word that means the same as “tendency”? Find 19 synonyms and 30 related words for “tendency” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Tendency” are: trend, disposition, inclination, leaning, propensity, proclivity, proneness, aptness, likelihood, predisposition, bent, penchant, predilection, susceptibility, liability, movement, drift, swing, gravitation

Tendency as a Noun

Definitions of "Tendency" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “tendency” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• An attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others.
• A general direction in which something tends to move.
• A group within a larger political party or movement.
• A characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect.
• An inclination towards a particular characteristic or type of behaviour.
• An inclination to do something.

Synonyms of "Tendency" as a noun (19 Words)

aptness	Appropriateness for the occasion. The aptness of iron to rust.
bent	Grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greens. She had no natural bent for literature.
disposition	The distribution or transfer of property or money to someone, especially by bequest. This is a tax which affects the disposition of assets on death.
drift	A continuous slow movement from one place to another. Four sheep were dug out of the drift.
gravitation	Movement downward resulting from gravitational attraction. This recent gravitation towards the Continent.
inclination	The dip of a magnetic needle. He had an inclination to give up too easily.
leaning	The act of deviating from a vertical position. His early leanings towards socialism.
liability	An obligation to pay money to another party. She said the party had become a liability to green politics.
likelihood	The state or fact of something’s being likely; probability. Young people who can see no likelihood of finding employment.
movement	A campaign undertaken by a political social or artistic movement. A broad movement of the electorate to the right.
penchant	A strong liking. The Irish have a penchant for blarney.
predilection	A predisposition in favor of something. A predilection for expensive cars.
predisposition	A disposition in advance to react in a particular way. A child may inherit a predisposition to schizophrenia.
proclivity	A tendency to choose or do something regularly; an inclination or predisposition towards a particular thing. A proclivity for hard work.
proneness	Liability to suffer from or experience something disagreeable; susceptibility. His proneness to injury will seriously mar a promising career.
propensity	An inclination or natural tendency to behave in a particular way. Their innate propensity to attack one another.
susceptibility	The ratio of magnetization produced in a material to the magnetizing force. Lack of exercise increases susceptibility to disease.
swing	The rhythmic feeling or drive of swing. It took time to get into the swing of things.
trend	A topic that is the subject of many posts on a social media website or application within a short period of time. The trend of the stock market.

Usage Examples of "Tendency" as a noun

• A tendency to be too strict.
• Fabric with a tendency to shrink.
• The shoreward tendency of the current.
• Criminal tendencies.
• For students, there is a tendency to socialize in the evenings.

Associations of "Tendency" (30 Words)

aptness	A disposition to behave in a certain way. The aptness of iron to rust.
bearish	Expecting prices to fall. A bearish figure with mutton chop whiskers.
biologically	In a way that concerns biology or living organisms. Biologically rooted instincts.
caprice	A sudden and unaccountable change of mood or behaviour. The caprices of the electorate.
character	A characteristic especially one that assists in the identification of a species. The actor s TV character is often on the wrong side of the law.
craze	Develop fine cracks. The loch was frozen over but crazed with cracks.
eclecticism	The theories or methods of the ancient Eclectic philosophers, who did not belong to or found any recognized school of thought but selected doctrines from various schools of thought. We ve demonstrated an appetite for musical eclecticism.
excitable	Easily excited. A rather excitable young man.
fad	An interest followed with exaggerated zeal. Some regard green politics as no more than the latest fad.
fashion	How something is done or how it happens. A fashion magazine.
genetically	In a way that relates to origin or development. A genetically inherited condition.
inclination	(physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon. The alkaline inclination of the local waters.
incline	An inclined surface or plane a slope especially on a road or railway. She inclines to the view that people should be allowed to expres their religious beliefs.
leaning	The act of deviating from a vertical position. The leaning tower of Pisa.
liking	A feeling of pleasure and enjoyment. She developed a liking for gin.
notion	A conception of or belief about something. Buttons and needles are notions.
penchant	A strong liking. The Irish have a penchant for blarney.
predispose	Make someone liable or inclined to a specified attitude, action, or condition. This illness predisposes you to gain weight.
predisposition	An inclination beforehand to interpret statements in a particular way. Factors including genetic predisposition.
preference	A thing preferred. His sexual preferences.
proclivity	A natural inclination. A proclivity for hard work.
proneness	Liability to suffer from or experience something disagreeable; susceptibility. Accident proneness.
propensity	An inclination to do something. His propensity for violence.
streak	Cover a surface with streaks. Hair that was streaked blonde.
temperament	The adjustment of intervals in tuning a piano or other musical instrument so as to fit the scale for use in different keys in equal temperament the octave consists of twelve equal semitones. She had an artistic temperament.
trend	Turn sharply; change direction abruptly. The northeastern trend of the coast.
vagary	An unexpected and inexplicable change in a situation or in someone’s behaviour. The vagaries of the weather.
vogue	A current state of general acceptance and use. Crochet garments are in vogue this season.
whim	A windlass for raising ore or water from a mine. Whimsy can be humorous to someone with time to enjoy it.
whimsy	A whim. He had a whimsy about flying to the moon.