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

Pica and compulsive tendencies There’s an important distinction between chewing and pica in cats. — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026

Except her version of fun involves vengeance, sly righteousness and the exposure of humanity’s darker tendencies. — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026

Most importantly, brokers can protect buyers from themselves and their own tendencies, which are often driven by emotional intent. — Michael Gargiulo, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Meanwhile, opposition politicians have accused the president of crony capitalist tendencies in the treatment of his brother. — Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 8 July 2026

Or possibly from his literary tendencies, as his experiences in Italy would form the backbone to his 1929 novel A Farewell to Arms, which would become his first best selling book and cement his reputation as a great American writer. — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026

Brandt Clarke joined the group based on his limited usage over the years and management’s tendencies in Los Angeles. — Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 6 July 2026

There’s this story in Vegas about how Dunne discovered his voyeuristic tendencies. — Charlie Lee, The New York Review of Books, 4 July 2026

His brothers and sisters and I have not been directly involved in his life due to his history of unpredictable behavior and violent tendencies towards us. — Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026