Synonyms of affinities

affinities

noun

plural of affinity

as in tendencies

a habitual attraction to some activity or thing

always had an affinity for nurturing living things

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tendencies
• inclinations
• aptitudes
• affections
• leanings
• proclivities
• impulses
• predilections
• propensities
• devices
• biases
• predispositions
• talents
• dispositions
• preferences
• bones
• appetites
• partialities
• bents
• prejudices
• addictions
• penchants
• gifts
• knacks
• habitudes
• tastes
• geniuses
• habits
• turns
• endowments
• favors
• partisanships
• faculties
• specialties
• specialities
• peculiarities
• likes
• patterns
• likings
• customs
• practices
• eccentricities
• flairs
• idiosyncrasies
• fancies
• quirks
• singularities
• conventions
• routines
• ways
• fortes
• oddities
• kinks
• tricks
• wonts

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• allergies
• dislikes
• distastes
• aversions
• disinclinations
• disfavors
• detachments
• disrelishes
• indifferences
• neutralities
• impartialities
• objectivities
• insouciances
• nonchalances
• apathies

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of affinities

The commerce of these images and goods might seem to reflect our identities as a mirror image of our affinities. — Jan Tumlir, Artforum, 5 Aug. 2026

Knowing their days of bloodline privilege are numbered, the German and the French aristocrat bond, their class affinities binding them more tightly than the uniforms that separate them. — Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 18 July 2026

In her memoir, Andrews mentions that her children briefly attended UCLA Lab School and that Joanna had affinities for horseback riding and reading. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 23 June 2026

Spanish society has always had a relatively high tolerance for Latin American immigrants, who speak the local language and share certain cultural affinities. — Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026

Squarcialupi said the time is now ripe for the brand to cross borders, toward Spain and other Mediterranean countries that have affinities with Italy. — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 27 May 2026

Some souls simply have affinities with others, as Margaret is about to learn. — Literary Hub, 26 May 2026

While tons of beauty professionals have ties, affinities, and contractual obligations with designer brands, many swear by drugstore or equally accessible products to get their clients star-worthy outcomes. — Gina Vaynshteyn, StyleCaster, 11 May 2026

Its formal and ontological affinities with dysfunction, fragmentation, and violence would seem to render that debt proverbial to the point of cliché. — Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 16 Apr. 2026