Synonyms of inclined

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adjective

in-ˈklīnd 

1

as in willing

having a desire or inclination (as for a specified course of action)

we couldn't have convinced her if she weren't already so inclined

Synonyms & Similar Words

• willing
• ready
• glad
• minded
• disposed
• prepared
• amenable
• obliging
• excited
• prone
• fain
• game
• eager
• predisposed
• cooperative
• receptive
• responsive
• obedient
• favorable
• compliant
• desirous
• agreeable
• enthusiastic
• submissive
• prompt
• swift
• accommodating
• enthused
• quick

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unwilling
• reluctant
• disinclined
• loath
• averse
• reticent
• unamenable

2

as in attached

having a liking or affection

a nightclub strictly for those inclined towards loud music

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attached
• fond
• partial
• enthusiastic
• affected
• eager
• excited
• keen
• gone (on)
• big on
• desirous
• mad (about)
• enamored
• crazy (about or over)
• infatuated
• enraptured
• nuts (about)
• gung ho

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• averse
• allergic
• indifferent
• cool
• uninterested
• apathetic
• disinclined
• contemptuous
• hostile
• scornful
• disdainful
• antagonistic
• alienated
• disaffected
• disenchanted
• antipathetic
• estranged

3

as in prone

having a tendency to be or act in a certain way

a kindly couple who are inclined to be helpful to strangers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• prone
• willing
• apt
• tending
• choosing
• preferring
• liable
• minded
• given
• disposed
• likely
• predisposed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unwilling
• loath
• averse
• indisposed
• disinclined

4

as in leaning

running in a slanting direction

the highway ramps and other inclined roadways were treacherous during the ice storm

Synonyms & Similar Words

• leaning
• oblique
• sloped
• sloping
• diagonal
• tilting
• cant
• graded
• slant
• tilted
• canted
• slanted
• pitched
• raked
• listing
• slantwise

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• vertical
• horizontal
• level
• parallel
• up-and-down
• perpendicular
• plumb

inclined

2 of 2

verb

past tense of incline

1

as in tilted

to set or cause to be at an angle

carefully inclined the ladder against the house

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tilted
• sloped
• angled
• leaned
• tipped
• cocked
• slanted
• listed
• canted
• pitched
• heeled
• deviated
• bent
• banked
• veered
• descended
• retreated
• declined
• swerved
• reclined

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• flattened
• straightened
• leveled
• evened

2

as in tended

to show a liking or proneness (for something)

a good restaurant for diners who incline to spicy food

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tended
• leaned
• trended
• ran
• indicated
• pointed
• went
• suggested
• gravitated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoided
• shunned
• shied (from or away from)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of inclined

Adjective

Its location would be obscure, so drivers would be less inclined to use it. — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 12 July 2026

These are warnings that federal law enforcement is more inclined to heed today. — Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 10 July 2026

Verb

Tillis, who spent much of his time at the hearing complaining about the Biden administration, seemed positively inclined toward Blanche. — Quinta Jurecic, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026

For the musically inclined, one of the first things guests see in the lobby is the Lucite Piano, courtesy of rock star Lenny Kravitz. — Miami Herald, 13 July 2026