Synonyms of inclined

inclined 1 of 2

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
• loth
• unamenable
• loathe

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
• loth
• indisposed
• disinclined
• loathe

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
• levelled
• 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
• run
• trended
• ran
• went
• indicated
• pointed
• suggested
• gravitated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Examples of inclined in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Those less inclined to endure frights can enjoy the season with art-making, science experiments and corn mazes. —Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Oct. 2024

With this type of backstory, the victim is more inclined to help when the scammer asks for money to cover medical or legal fees. —Olivia Rose, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024

And, although high-profile acquisitions have proven to be particularly tough under the Biden-Harris administration, that may make regulators more inclined to approve DirecTV and Dish’s pairing this time around. —Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Chicago Tribune, 30 Sep. 2024

Knowing consumers have an abundance of choices for shopping, are less inclined to dress up, and may be increasingly wary of rising prices, retailers attending this week’s Coterie show were canvasing the aisles for newness. —Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 27 Sep. 2024