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1. inclination
noun. ['ˌɪnkləˈneɪʃən'] an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others.
Synonyms
- devices
- understanding
- literalism
- set
- denominationalism
- leaning
- predisposition
- direction
- movement
- disposition
- perseveration
- drift
- mental attitude
- favor
- propensity
- sympathy
- nonpartisanship
- trend
- proclivity
- favoritism
- bent
- disfavor
- disfavour
- impartiality
- attitude
- partisanship
- tendency
- disapproval
- Call
- dislike
- favour
- partiality
Antonyms
- partiality
- moving
- unsettled
- unready
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Rhymes with Inclination
- deinstitutionalization
- institutionalization
- self-congratulation
- antidiscrimination
- telecommunication
- nondiscrimination
- misrepresentation
- mischaracterization
- internationalization
- industrialization
- decriminalization
- transillumination
- self-determination
- renationalization
- recapitalization
- prestidigitation
- misinterpretation
- misidentification
- miscommunication
- experimentation
- excommunication
- disqualification
- discontinuation
- denationalization
- decentralization
- transplantation
- singularization
- self-perpetuation
- securitization
- reinterpretation
How do you pronounce inclination?
Pronounce inclination as ˌɪnkləˈneɪʃən.
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Sentences with inclination
1. Noun, singular or mass
You can warm up on the treadmill by setting it for 1 to 1.5 mph, with no inclination.
Quotes about inclination
1. Friendship is a strong and habitual inclination in two persons to promote the good and happiness of one another.
- Eustace Budgell
2. My own inclination is to skew towards humor. They say that some people view life as a comedy, others as a tragedy. Me? Comedy all the way.
- Lauren Willig
3. I have been used to consider poetry as "the food of love"said Darcy."Of a fine, stout, healthy love it may. Everything nourishes what isstrong already. But if it be only a slight, thin sort of inclination, Iam convinced that one good sonnet will starve it entirely away.
- Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
2. inclination
noun. ['ˌɪnkləˈneɪʃən'] (geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis).
Synonyms
- angle of inclination
Antonyms
- horizontal
- vertical
3. inclination
noun. ['ˌɪnkləˈneɪʃən'] (astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees.
Synonyms
- angle
Antonyms
- desensitizing
- unsusceptibility
4. inclination
noun. ['ˌɪnkləˈneɪʃən'] the act of inclining; bending forward.
Synonyms
- stoop
- movement
- motion
- motility
- bob
- move
- inclining
Antonyms
- unperceptive
- disarrange
- deglycerolize
- pressurize
5. inclination
noun. ['ˌɪnkləˈneɪʃən'] the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical.
Synonyms
- spatial relation
- tilt
- list
- position
- lean
Antonyms
- winterize
- summerize
- ascend
- rise
6. inclination
noun. ['ˌɪnkləˈneɪʃən'] that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking.
Synonyms
- liking
- tendency
- undertow
- stomach
- propensity
Antonyms
- dislike
- disarranged
- soft
- up
7. inclination
noun. ['ˌɪnkləˈneɪʃən'] (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon.
Synonyms
- angle
- angle of dip
- dip
- magnetic dip
Antonyms
- leeward
- outgoing
- incoming
- windward
8. inclination
noun. ['ˌɪnkləˈneɪʃən'] a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect.
Synonyms
- stainability
- negativity
- heterosis
- tendency
- electronegativity
- disposition
- buoyancy
- desire
Antonyms
- pressurise
- depressurize
- desynchronize
- blur