inclined

Speech parts

1. inclined - Adjective

2. inclined - Verb

4. inclined - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

of Incline

Having a leaning or tendency towards, or away from, a thing; disposed or moved by wish, desire, or judgment; as, a man inclined to virtue.

Making an angle with some line or plane; -- said of a line or plane.

Bent out of a perpendicular position, or into a curve with the convex side uppermost.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

disposed fain likely prepared ready willing prone liable sloping leaning apt slanted predisposed inclining tending
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Antonyms

disinclined vertical horizontal loth even level
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Phrases with the word

inclined to be inclined inclined roof inclined surface plane inclined inclined face

Examples

Most people, in fact, will not take the trouble in finding out the truth, but are much more inclined to accept the first story they hear. Thucydides

We are inclined to believe those whom we do not know because they have never deceived us. Samuel Johnson

A person who has been punished is not thereby simply less inclined to behave in a given way; at best, he learns how to avoid punishment. B. F. Skinner

For human nature is strange: the less we are inclined to self-sacrifice, the more we insist on it in others. Bolesław Prus

Anyone who goes hungry for three days will be inclined to steal. Korean Proverb

As the twig is bent, so is the tree inclined. German Proverb

Close letter words and terms

incline the body incline the head Incline Village inclined angle inclined elevator inclined face