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Synonyms for incline

38 synonyms
1 antonym
2 meanings

verb
noun

Most common

lean bend tilt slant

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Tilt

tilt, lean, tend, move, turn, bend, run, determine, slant, sway, heel, bias, trend, induce, influence, bear, verge, tip, persuade, tempt, cant, prompt

Other

dispose, predispose, pitch, bow

Noun

1. Slope

slope, gradient, inclination, side, descent, shelve, declivity, acclivity

Other

ramp, ascent, dip, mainfall

Antonyms

All antonyms of incline →

Definitions

v. 1
To bend or move (something) out of a given plane or direction, often the horizontal or vertical.
The people following the coffin inclined their heads in grief.
n. 1
A slope.
To reach the building, we had to climb a steep incline.

Related words

Word family: inclinator inclination inclinometer
Phrases: incline lift

Forms

Plural: inclines → slopes, gradients, inclinations, sides…
Past participle: inclined
e.g. inclined → tilted, leant, tended, moved…

Choose the right word

Incline, Influence, Bend or Persuade?

To incline or influence is to bend another's wishes toward our own; to persuade is to draw them quite over.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

lean Be careful not to lean too far out of your window.
bend Bend over backwards for him and he still complain.
tilt I tilt my head. Not the pawn, but the knight?
slant This newspaper has no political slant.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
incline		steady
lean		rising
bend		rising
tilt		steady
slant		steady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters: run¹, tip¹, bow¹, dip¹
4 letters: side¹, move¹, turn¹, bear¹, tend¹, cant¹, bias², lean¹, bend¹, heel¹, ramp¹, tilt¹, sway¹
5 letters: trend¹, pitch¹, slope¹, verge¹, slant¹, tempt¹
6 letters: prompt¹, induce², ascent², shelve¹
7 letters: descent², dispose²
8 letters: persuade², gradient³, mainfall
9 letters: influence³, determine³, declivity, acclivity
10 letters: predispose³
11 letters: inclination⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (bias² = 2 syllables).