Synonyms of tendencies

tendencies

noun

plural of tendency

1

as in ways

an established pattern of behavior

a tendency to drop things

a tendency to make snap judgments

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ways
• propensities
• habits
• proclivities
• inclinations
• practices
• predispositions
• predilections
• leanings
• affinities
• aptitudes
• patterns
• dispositions
• penchants
• bents
• customs
• partialities
• idiosyncrasies
• peculiarities
• mind-sets
• routines
• eccentricities
• quirks
• singularities
• turns
• tricks
• oddities
• wonts

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dislikes
• indispositions
• disinclinations

2

as in trends

a prevailing or general movement or inclination

we'll be seeing a tendency for skirt lengths to get shorter this coming season

Synonyms & Similar Words

• trends
• tides
• directions
• winds
• leanings
• shifts
• currents
• runs
• habits
• drifts
• curves
• propensities
• turns
• ways
• customs
• swings
• tenors
• turnabouts
• downsides
• upsides
• countercurrents
• undercurrents
• countertrends
• undertows

3

as in inclinations

a habitual attraction to some activity or thing

a youth with a natural tendency toward arts and crafts instead of sports

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tendencies

The questionnaires typically ask about overall personality tendencies, and so cover a very long time period. — ArsTechnica, 2 Nov. 2026

From Fulton Market to Lincoln Park to Woodlawn, these six new projects — now in progress or under construction — show some new tendencies in the Chicago tall building. — Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026

But there’s a Marie Antoinette-style similarity between Hussein’s narcissist tendencies and Trump’s obsession with all that glitters — from the water in the reflecting pool to the walls of the Oval Office — even as the economy crashes. — Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026

The rookie defensive back knew where to be for the interception from studying tendencies of the opponent. — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026

Good and bad tendencies overlap and swirl — the Gators, a new property every week. — Noah White, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026

Maybe the shooting shook something loose in her and has amplified her worst tendencies. — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2026

These are broad tendencies, however, and do not guarantee how an individual storm or hurricane season will unfold. — Gregory Padgett, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

The project places her among a wave of next-gen electronic artists like Ninajirachi, 2hollis and Jane Remover, all of whom are currently making left of center dance music with strong pop tendencies. — Katie Bain, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2026