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Defenition of the word tendency

    • Defenition of the word tendency

      • A likelihood of behaving in a particular way or going in a particular direction.
      • an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others; "he had an inclination to give up too easily"; "a tendency to be too strict"
      • an inclination to do something; "he felt leanings toward frivolity"
      • a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect: "the alkaline inclination of the local waters"; "fabric with a tendency to shrink"
      • a general direction in which something tends to move: "the shoreward tendency of the current"; "the trend of the stock market"
      • a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect; "the alkaline inclination of the local waters"; "fabric with a tendency to shrink"
      • a general direction in which something tends to move; "the shoreward tendency of the current"; "the trend of the stock market"
      • a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect
      • an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
      • an inclination to do something
      • a general direction in which something tends to move

    Synonyms for the word tendency

      • affinity
      • bent
      • bias
      • current
      • disposition
      • drift
      • drive
      • inclination
      • leaning
      • movement
      • penchant
      • predisposition
      • propensity
      • trend

    Similar words in the tendency

      • tendency
      • tendency's

    Hyponyms for the word tendency

      • bent
      • buoyancy
      • Call
      • denominationalism
      • desire
      • devices
      • direction
      • disapproval
      • disfavor
      • disfavour
      • dislike
      • drift
      • electronegativity
      • favor
      • favoritism
      • favour
      • favouritism
      • heterosis
      • hybrid vigor
      • impartiality
      • leaning
      • literalism
      • movement
      • negativity
      • nonpartisanship
      • partiality
      • partisanship
      • perseveration
      • predisposition
      • proclivity
      • propensity
      • set
      • stainability
      • sympathy
      • trend
      • understanding

    Hypernyms for the word tendency

      • attitude
      • direction
      • disposition
      • inclination
      • mental attitude
      • way

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