Synonyms for leaning
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Bent
bent, tendency, proclivity, propensity, liking, bias, penchant, predilection, predisposition, partiality, aptitude, proneness
2. Inclination
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
A tendency or propensity.
a man of socialist leanings
Forms
- Plural
- leanings → bents, tendencies, proclivities, propensities…
Example sentences
- bias She has a strong bias against abstract painting.
- bent The boy bent back to look up at his father's face.
- liking Fred took a liking to Jane and started dating her.
- tendency She seems to have a tendency to exaggerate things.
- orientation We will have a period of orientation for freshmen.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| leaning | rising | |
| bias | rising | |
| bent | rising | |
| liking | rising | |
| tendency | falling | |
| orientation | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- list1, bias2, bent1, tilt1
- 6 letters
- liking2
- 8 letters
- tendency3, aptitude3, penchant2
- 9 letters
- proneness
- 10 letters
- propensity4, proclivity4, partiality5
- 11 letters
- orientation5, inclination4
- 12 letters
- predilection4
- 14 letters
- predisposition5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (bias2 = 2 syllables).