Synonyms of predisposition

predisposition

noun

as in tendency

a habitual attraction to some activity or thing

the young woman's predisposition to date men who are very much like her father

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tendency
• inclination
• aptitude
• devices
• affinity
• affection
• proclivity
• predilection
• disposition
• propensity
• impulse
• knack
• bias
• penchant
• partiality
• preference
• addiction
• talent
• bent
• bone
• genius
• appetite
• turn
• leaning
• gift
• prejudice
• habitude
• flair
• taste
• liking
• partisanship
• endowment
• fondness
• habit
• faculty
• favor
• like
• one-sidedness
• practice
• pattern
• idiosyncrasy
• specialty
• speciality
• quirk
• eccentricity
• peculiarity
• forte
• custom
• fancy
• singularity
• routine
• convention
• way
• wont
• kink
• trick
• oddity

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• aversion
• allergy
• distaste
• dislike
• disinclination
• disfavor
• neutrality
• objectivity
• detachment
• indifference
• impartiality
• averseness
• disliking
• disrelish
• apathy
• nonchalance
• unconcern
• disinterestedness
• insouciance

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of predisposition

Brook said genetic testing showed no predisposition for cancer and believed decades of exposure to carcinogens as a firefighter caused the disease. — Dawn White, CBS News, 17 June 2026

Many different things can cause that imbalance, including genetic predisposition or damage to the muscles and ligaments around the joint. — Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 16 June 2026

But a genetic predisposition toward efficient storage does not explain an epidemic. — Joshua Moen, STAT, 8 June 2026

However, unless select patients have a predisposition to depositing plastics plus the usual pre-existing risk factors, the plastics are likely a cause of the vascular events. — Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2026

The samples helped people discover entirely new family trees and could reveal consequential health information, such as a genetic predisposition to cancer. — Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026

The interplay between genetic predisposition and early experience is where the story becomes genuinely complex. — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026

Because diet, exercise, metabolic disease and genetic predisposition all interact with these epigenetic pathways, hormone therapy alone cannot fully address the risk. — Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 June 2026

The current trial included people either with a genetic predisposition to high cholesterol or who had early heart events, but Lilly plans to conduct a larger trial of about 200 people—including more people in the latter category who might be more representative of those who have heart disease. — Alice Park, Time, 28 May 2026