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

Hope produces hype But these tendencies leave us open to exploitation by companies that want our money. — Jonathan Fahey, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

Safety positioning matters, but so do protection rules and pre-snap signals and down-and-distance tendencies. — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Those gross mob-style pile-on tendencies are unhelpful and will not lead to meaningful dialog or even results. — Sean Woods, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2026

The rebrand and marketing campaign will attempt in part to cater to those tendencies. — Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026

Everything else emerged from that — even her more off-kilter tendencies. — Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026

Clerc’s rationale was centered on the Houthis recent tendencies to mainly target Saudi Arabian vessels passing through the strait. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026

While Herbert overcame many of those emerging tendencies, the bad habits became more evident in the playoffs. — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2026

The conclusion from all this game theorizing is that, even though the behavioral tendencies of the players may influence the game, a varying game environment can have a huge effect on the optimal strategy. — Chris Lee, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026