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inclined

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of inclined

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

  • we couldnʼt have convinced her if she werenʼt already so inclined
Synonyms of inclined

amenable, disposed, fain, game, glad, minded, ready, willing
Words Related to inclined

predisposed, prone

accommodating, agreeable, compliant, cooperative, obedient, obliging, submissive

favorable, receptive

prepared, prompt, quick, responsive, swift

desirous, eager, enthused, enthusiastic, excited
Near Antonyms of inclined

averse, loath (also loth), reluctant, reticent
Antonyms of inclined

disinclined, unamenable, unwilling

2 having a liking or affection

  • a nightclub strictly for those inclined towards loud music
Synonyms of inclined

affected, attached, fond, partial
Words Related to inclined

crazy (about or over), enamored, enraptured, gone (on), infatuated, mad (about), nuts (about)

desirous, eager, enthusiastic, excited, gung ho, keen
Phrases Synonymous with inclined

big on
Near Antonyms of inclined

apathetic, cool, indifferent, uninterested

contemptuous, disdainful, scornful

antagonistic, antipathetic, hostile

alienated, disaffected, disenchanted, estranged
Antonyms of inclined

allergic, averse, disinclined

3 having a tendency to be or act in a certain way

  • a kindly couple who are inclined to be helpful to strangers
Synonyms of inclined

apt, given, prone, tending
Words Related to inclined

choosing, preferring

disposed, liable, likely, minded, predisposed, willing
Near Antonyms of inclined

averse, disinclined, indisposed, loath (also loth), unwilling

4 running in a slanting direction

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

cant, canted, diagonal, graded, leaning, listing, oblique, pitched, raked, slant, slanted, slantwise, sloped, sloping, tilted, tilting
Near Antonyms of inclined

horizontal, level

plumb, up-and-down, vertical

parallel, perpendicular

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