PREDISPOSITION Synonyms: 77 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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Recent Examples of predisposition Lamm told TechCrunch that conventional breeding can produce dogs with poor eyesight or genetic predispositions to cancer. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026 Genetic predispositions to sensory overload, which is often experienced by people with autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or obsessive-compulsive disorder, can put someone on this path early in life. — Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026 Some people may also have a genetic predisposition to develop blood clots. — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026 Other factors like family history and genetic predisposition can play a role, experts say. — Angelica Stabile , Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026 However, studying familial genetic predispositions can help elucidate how lung cancer develops and lead to new biomarkers for early cancer detection in high-risk groups. — Estelamari Rodriguez, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026 There might be some genetic predisposition or some chemical thing that may be going on, then turned on. — Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2026 Key Takeaways There is no clear cause of schizophrenia, but several risk factors may interact to cause a predisposition to schizophrenia. — Heidi Moawad, Verywell Health, 26 Sep. 2026 Could a predisposition to smoking promote behaviors that reduce Parkinson’s risk? — Mike McRae 10, New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2026

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Research has also found that across generational groups, greater user tendency to engage in social comparison, together with greater maladaptive ways of coping with emotions, is associated with more symptoms of anger, anxiety, and depression.

— Ashwini Nadkarni, Time, 24 Oct. 2026
Good and bad tendencies overlap and swirl — the Gators, a new property every week.

— Noah White, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of tendency

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In 1860, Muybridge was thrown from a carriage, resulting in a head injury that radically changed his personality and possibly heightened his artistic inclinations.

— Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
Gai said internal discussions regarding the future of the hydration breaks are underway, before adding that the inclination inside FIFA is to make the pauses available on a match-by-match basis.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of inclination

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The Duke then entered the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst, where his aptitude for foreign languages was recognized with a prize.

— Stephanie Bridger-Linning, Vanity Fair, 10 Oct. 2026
Naturally, his work at Celine has now been put in conversation with hers, especially because both designers share an aptitude for creating clothes real people want to wear–and, therefore, many of the same fans.

— Joan Kennedy, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of aptitude

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For the tinkering types, Meta also released open weights for Muse’s code to help people connect it to a range of other devices.

— Marty Swant, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
Chinese clinical tools, medical devices, and enabling technologies are likely to become increasingly central, as well.

— Ruby Wang, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of devices

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Asked about music, the artist somewhat reluctantly traces his affinity back to childhood.

— Tara Anne Dalbow, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
To qualify, each candidate had to demonstrate consistent binding at both laboratories, meet a specified affinity threshold, and show no detectable binding to an unrelated human protein used as a control.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026

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