tendency

Noun

Meaning

Direction or course toward any place, object, effect, or result; drift; causal or efficient influence to bring about an effect or result.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

disposition inclination trend drift propensity penchant proneness ism patten quirk set current type influence movement
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Antonyms

justice loathing phi detestation heating hate
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Hypernyms

direction attitude disposition inclination mental attitude

Hyponyms

set movement call direction literalism desire

Phrases with the word

central tendency have a tendency inborn tendency marital similarity tendency anarchist tendency inherent tendency

Derivatives

tendencies

Examples

I love sleep. My life has the tendency to fall apart when I'm awake, you know? Ernest Hemingway

No tendency is quite so strong in human nature as the desire to lay down rules of conduct for other people. William Howard Taft

To revolt is a natural tendency of life. Even a worm turns against the foot that crushes it. In general, the vitality and relative dignity of an animal can be measured by the intensity of its instinct to revolt. Mikhail Bakunin

The human tendency to regard little things as important has produced very many great things. Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

Anyone who has lost track of time when using a computer knows the propensity to dream, the urge to make dreams come true and the tendency to miss lunch. Tim Berners-Lee

The especial genius of women I believe to be electrical in movement, intuitive in function, spiritual in tendency. Margaret Fuller

Close letter words and terms

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