Synonyms for incline
verb
To deviate from the horizontal or vertical
tilt, twist, slope, slant; see bend 1, turn 6, veer.
To lean
bow, bend, nod, cock; see bow 1, lean 1.
To tend toward
prefer, be disposed, be predisposed; see favor 1, tend 2.
See incline in American Heritage Dictionary 4 Synonyms
incline bias dispose predispose
These verbs mean to influence or be influenced toward a particular attitude or course of action: inclined to believe her; is biased in his favor; were disposed to admire him; predisposed to studying.
See Also Synonyms at
slant.
Antonym: disincline
See incline in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
verb
To depart or cause to depart from true vertical or horizontal:
cant1, heel2, lean1, list2, rake2, slant, slope, tilt, tip2. See straightTo have a tendency or inclination:
lean1, slant, squint, tend1, trend. See likelyTo have an impact on in a certain way:
dispose, influence, predispose, sway. See affect, like
noun
Deviation from a particular direction:
cant1, grade, gradient, heel2, inclination, lean1, list2, rake2, slant, slope, tilt, tip2. See rise, straight
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