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

This sense of threat can trigger authoritarian tendencies, including support for taking away civil liberties like the ability to give public speeches or run for political office from disliked others. — Paul Djupe, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026

The New York Young Republicans Club’s Nazi tendencies are well known. — Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2026

Catholics have frequently exemplified the best and worst tendencies of American society. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026

The group will have paramount responsibility in a UCLA offense set to feature optionality and run-pass-option tendencies. — Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 17 Aug. 2026

Then, over the last several weeks and months, the self-destructive tendencies and nature of the WNBA organization, its coaches, and fans has reared its ugly head yet again. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2026

As with any breed, those descriptions are tendencies, not guarantees. — Pat Mueller, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2026

First-time creator Cash Carraway depicts the two leads’ destructive tendencies without cliché. — Judy Berman, Time, 11 Aug. 2026

Using that information, the fitter identifies the head shape, hosel configuration and weighting that best complement the player's natural tendencies. — Jeff Goudy, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026