Synonyms of predilections

predilections

noun

plural of predilection

as in inclinations

a habitual attraction to some activity or thing

a young lad with a predilection for telling tall tales

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of predilections

Peggy isn’t panicked by her son’s alpha-male predilections. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026

But tell that to the phalanx of local and national entities — from community boards to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission — that don't share their predilections. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 18 Jan. 2026

The big unknown, of course, is how long Trump is willing to stay selling the idea, and whether Republicans will bend to his predilections. — Philip Elliott, Time, 14 Jan. 2026

PlatinumGames share many of the same predilections at Team Ninja (mainly boobs and violence) but carved their own niche as the creators of hyper-kinetic action games like Bayonetta that stretch the boundaries of what the human attention span can manage. — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025