AFFINITIES Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

affinities

noun

plural of affinity

as in tendencies

a habitual attraction to some activity or thing always had an affinity for nurturing living things

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Recent Examples of affinities As opposed to infantile regression, the oceanic feeling can also be understood as a means of recapturing a repressed sense of relation, connection, affinities. — George Baker, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026 Marino also has a penchant for seeing affinities in the work of two artists who paths likely never crossed, as is the case with his two-person exhibition of Parsons and Accardi. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 27 Aug. 2026 The dragons are identical to those seen on screen and each possess unique passive Habit abilities, troop affinities and powerful synergies. — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026 This week, Margot Robbie, Jennifer Lawrence, and Kristen Stewart all planted a flag, making their personal jorts affinities known. — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2026 Knowing their days of bloodline privilege are numbered, the German and the French aristocrat bond, their class affinities binding them more tightly than the uniforms that separate them. — Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 18 July 2026 In her memoir, Andrews mentions that her children briefly attended UCLA Lab School and that Joanna had affinities for horseback riding and reading. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 23 June 2026 Spanish society has always had a relatively high tolerance for Latin American immigrants, who speak the local language and share certain cultural affinities. — Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026 Squarcialupi said the time is now ripe for the brand to cross borders, toward Spain and other Mediterranean countries that have affinities with Italy. — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 27 May 2026

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Noun

Wanda’s obsessive drive to succeed ignites her darker side and self-destructive tendencies that led to her drug addiction.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Your more shadowy tendencies are liable to pop out around this time, particularly the ones that stem from an insecure attachment style.

— Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of tendencies

Noun

Putin will eventually leave office, whether by death, illness, or—against all observable inclinations—stepping aside.

— Julian G. Waller, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2026
People with gene variants that affect these inclinations may also be at a higher risk of developing obesity and type 2 diabetes, researchers found.

— Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 28 July 2026

Definition of inclinations

Noun

For this class, the premise is that your purpose in life lies to the intersection of your values, your aptitudes and your interests.

— Dana Taylor, USA Today, 6 May 2026
This model reflects Japan’s long-standing corporate culture, which prioritizes new hires for their general potential—their aptitudes and aspirations, as opposed to their current skill sets or university majors—and then trains them on the job.

— GRACIA LIU-FARRER, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2025

Definition of aptitudes

Noun

Staff are tuned-in and attentive, knowledgeable and efficient, without dispensing any of the sirs and ma’ams and stilted affections of fancier places.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2026
Newcomers Álvarez and Knight couldn’t be better in their newlywed roles, convincing in their giddy love scenes, their casual affections, their unwanted suspicions and, most of all, their terror at whatever is lurking in the air and in their souls.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2026

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