Propensity Synonyms and Antonyms

prə-pĕnsĭ-tē
A disposition to behave in a certain way
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. inclination
  2. talent
  3. capacity
  4. competence
  5. aptness

Words Related to Propensity

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. ability
  2. approach
  3. like
  4. natural tendency

Propensity Sentence Examples

  • During hot days he had a propensity for walking around in just his boxers.

  • Natural propensity to war is the motive force in primitive societies only.

  • Second, in the past, technological improvements did not decrease human beings' propensity to wage war; they only made people better at killing.

  • A propensity for violence is in no doubt.

  • Men have a slight increased propensity towards baldness.

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