TENDENCIES Synonyms: 93 Similar and Opposite Words

tendencies

noun

plural of tendency

as in ways

an established pattern of behavior a tendency to drop things a tendency to make snap judgments

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as in trends

a prevailing or general movement or inclination we'll be seeing a tendency for skirt lengths to get shorter this coming season

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as in inclinations

a habitual attraction to some activity or thing a youth with a natural tendency toward arts and crafts instead of sports

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Recent Examples of tendencies Maybe the shooting shook something loose in her and has amplified her worst tendencies. — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2026 These are broad tendencies, however, and do not guarantee how an individual storm or hurricane season will unfold. — Gregory Padgett, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 The project places her among a wave of next-gen electronic artists like Ninajirachi, 2hollis and Jane Remover, all of whom are currently making left of center dance music with strong pop tendencies. — Katie Bain, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2026 The dropback game helps balance the offense’s tendencies and run game, and Young likes the rhythm of it. — Jonathan Jones, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2026 At Community Table, executive chef Marcell Davidsen brings an understated Nordic sensibility to the area’s locavore tendencies. — Christina Pérez, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026 Teams get familiar with the arms over the course of a series, and with so many matchups being figured out, hitters start to see tendencies from the pitchers. — David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026 At the 2026 Santa Barbara Film Festival, Sweeney also wore a vintage Ceil Chapman gown that resembled that of the look Monroe sported on the cover of LIFE magazine in April 1952, furthering tendencies to point out their likeness. — Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026 This combines the annual seasonal pattern, the four-year election cycle and the decadal tendencies (years that end in 6). — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026

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Noun

By definition, tiny houses pretty much always involve working around constraints, but some designers have found clever ways of making a small home feel like a larger one.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026
Ioannidis argues that, in some ways, claims of scientific progress are a public relations game.

— Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of ways

Noun

Netflix has lost more than 40% of its value since June 2025 amid concerns about engagement trends and a lack of breakout hits.

— Jeff Marks, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
In addition to El Niño, regional climate trends over the past 15 years show a clear signal toward warmer winters across Lower Michigan.

— Ahmad Bajjey, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of trends

Noun

And a lot of the time, people who have these kinds of inclinations towards children are people who were children who were abused themselves.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026
The trustees feared that if something happened to him, his heir apparent, Robert Kahn, would replace him, and it was known that Kahn had Zionistic inclinations.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of inclinations

Noun

Based on marginal propensities to consume for the population likely to receive the checks, Smetters estimated that about $400 billion would be spent within the first two quarters after the payments go out.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026
Here was a way to fix inside digital resin some of her habits and propensities, through the words of three of her daughters.

— Eythana Miller, The Dial, 23 June 2026

Definition of propensities

Noun

Recent storms and king tides have raised concerns in the community as to the integrity of the seawall.

— Lauren Pozen, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
The king tides came knocking Then, in August, came the first big king tide that sent punishing waves slamming into houses along the boardwalk.

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

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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

Metal forks are stored handles downward and plastic forks are positioned both directions for patron self service.

— NWA Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
For another, turning my head just sent the view spinning in different directions in a way that quickly threatened nausea.

— Tim Stevens, ArsTechnica, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of directions

Noun

Beyond Carrington and Vicuña’s stylistic affinities, Lehmann and Norris pointed out how the reception of the artists’ work has changed over the decades and that both have only been canonized relatively recently.

— Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
With its affinities for isolation and, at times, imposing scale, Land art conjures archaeology and the geological sublime—vast expanses of space and time.

— Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

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