Synonyms of proclivities

proclivities

noun

plural of proclivity

as in tendencies

a habitual attraction to some activity or thing

showed artistic proclivities at an early age

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of proclivities

If Gluck has willingly conceded to the anti-erotic proclivities of his intended audience, Araki has, naturally, set out to defy them. — Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026

Swift showed up in a video clip at the end of the show that circled back to earlier discussion about Kelce’s picky eating proclivities. — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 20 June 2026

His proclivities in jazz are mammoth. — Steve Baltin, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026

Vogue’s senior fashion writer Cortne Bonilla never holds back—especially when asked about her perfume proclivities. — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 16 Apr. 2026

The many-years-sober Levinson drew from his experiences as an addict to shape Euphoria, but more important were his edgelord proclivities, which went from shading the story of how these high-schoolers lived to defining it. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2026

How genuinely erotic the movie is depends on one’s personal proclivities, but there’s no denying that sibling filmmakers Artie and Jim Mitchell had a vision — and that the opportunity to experience that vision in 35mm on the big screen is worth taking the New Bev up on. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 26 Feb. 2026

Dracula is firmly of a piece with his proclivities, as a filmmaker, to offer social and political critiques issued through character studies. — Andy Crump, Time, 31 Oct. 2025

That seat at the table provides her unique access to observe the strategic decisions by and the personal proclivities of Facebook’s C-suite of players. — The Know, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025