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
• 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)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of inclined

Adjective

The upshot is that housing inventory will remain limited as boomers are less inclined to downsize to smaller homes and have the financial means to stay put. —Preston Fore, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2025

In the last nine months especially, Aliyev has grown more wary of Russia and more inclined to pursue peace with Armenia. —Thomas De Waal, Foreign Affairs, 22 Sep. 2025

Verb

For this game, Matheus Cunha and Mason Mount’s injury status remains up in the air, so Amorim might be inclined to push Fernandes up into a more advanced role, while giving Kobbie Mainoo his first league start of the season. —Carl Anka, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025

Shop and Eat at Celebrity Hotspots Away from the promenade are rows of designer shops for those inclined to splurge. —Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025