Tendency Synonyms

tĕndən-sē
Direction
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. drift
  2. aim
  3. meaning
  4. trend
  5. burden
  6. bent
  7. intent
  8. inclination
  9. purport
  10. substance
  11. current
  12. tenor
  13. thrust
  14. disposition

Words Related to Tendency

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.

Tendency Sentence Examples

  • I didn't particularly want to but I've always had a tendency to please.

  • I can't picture him fighting or picking on anyone, but if I closely consider the signs, I can see his tendency to take advantage of others, if only in a self-serving way.

  • Bordeaux was a persuasive man with a tendency to move fast - apparently not only with women.

  • One of Helen's old habits, that is strongest and hardest to correct, is a tendency to break things.

  • In the skeleton the second and third toes are distinctly more slender than the fourth, showing a tendency towards the character so marked in the following families.

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