as in bowing
bending downward or forward
the inclining branches of the evergreens seemed almost ready to break under the weight of the heavy snow
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as in tilting
to set or cause to be at an angle
carefully inclined the ladder against the house
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as in leaning
to show a liking or proneness (for something)
a good restaurant for diners who incline to spicy food
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inclining
Verb
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The ports all face downward, but can be accessed by tilting the panel or setting it face down on your desk.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
30 Aug. 2025 -
Meanwhile, the composition of the Fed is changing, tilting the central bank more dovish.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
30 Aug. 2025
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More conservative-leaning states such as Tennessee and Virginia have a 14-day window, Wahab said.—
Theresa Clift,
Sacbee.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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The move would effectively dilute the voting power of Missouri’s largest city, combining the voters in Kansas City’s urban areas with residents living in the rural, Republican-leaning parts of the state.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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James O’Donoghue, a planetary scientist with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, likened our planet’s tilting phenomenon to a nodding head.—
Aylin Woodward,
WSJ,
21 Dec. 2021
Verb
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Yet the vertical bow, panoramic windows, and sloping stern form a design language instantly recognizable within the superyacht landscape.—
Julia Zaltzman,
Robb Report,
31 Aug. 2025
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The sloping roof helps keep water from pooling on top.—
Clint Davis,
People.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Jong-Fast shoulders the duties of caring for her mother and her ailing stepfather—or of guiltily hiring others to do so—while also tending to her husband, who has been diagnosed with cancer.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
3 Sep. 2025
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Francoise is tending to her little monster son.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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No racist stereotypes, no demeaning facial expressions, no bowed heads, and no broken bodies from the old Hollywood.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 July 2025
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The composer also added synths to his orchestral score, as well as bowed metal, where a violin bow is rubbed against metal instruments like a cowbell or a Vibraphone, for when Roz has a particularly intense feeling.—
Mia Galuppo,
The Hollywood Reporter,
6 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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And every day, across from them, outside the clinic, about to enter or just leaving, there were women hugging each other and weeping.—
David Mamet,
National Review,
11 Aug. 2022
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The show manages to stay on the brink — always laughing, never quite weeping — for its entire length.—
Helen Shaw,
Vulture,
8 Dec. 2021
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“Inclining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inclining. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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