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Antonyms for Tendency
ˈtɛn dən siten·den·cy
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term Tendency.
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tendencynoun
Synonyms:
trend, penchant, inclination, propensity, dispositiontendencynoun
a likelihood of behaving in a particular way or going in a particular direction; a tending toward.
Denim has a tendency to fade.
Synonyms:
propensity, disposition, trend, penchant, inclination
English Synonyms and Antonyms
tendency
The aim is the direction in which one shoots, or sometimes that which is aimed at. The mark is that at which one shoots; the goal, that toward which one runs. All alike indicate the direction of endeavor. The end is the point at which one expects or hopes to close his labors; the object, that which he would grasp as the reward of his labors. Aspiration, design, endeavor, purpose, referring to the mental acts by which the aim is attained, are often used as interchangeable with aim. Aspiration applies to what are viewed as noble aims; endeavor, design, intention, purpose, indifferently to the best or worst. Aspiration has less of decision than the other terms; one may aspire to an object, and yet lack the fixedness of purpose by which alone it can be attained. Purpose is stronger than intention. Design especially denotes the adaptation of means to an end; endeavor refers to the exertions by which it is to be attained. One whose aims are worthy, whose aspirations are high, whose designs are wise, and whose purposes are steadfast, may hope to reach the goal of his ambition, and will surely win some object worthy of a life's endeavor. Compare AMBITION; DESIGN.
Antonyms:
aimlessness, avoidance, carelessness, heedlessness, neglect, negligence, oversight, purposelessness, thoughtlessnessSynonyms:
aim, aspiration, design, determination, end, end, endeavor, endeavor, goal, inclination, intent, intention, mark, object, purpose
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
tendency
Antonyms:
disinclination, aversion, repulsion, contravention, deviation, divergency, tangency, divarication, opposition, renitency, reluctance, prevention, neutralization, terminationSynonyms:
vergency, proneness, bias, gravitation, drift, scope, i aim, disposition, predisposition, proclivity, leaning, inclination, attraction, conductiveness, course
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Princeton's WordNet
inclination, disposition, tendencynoun
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"
Synonyms:
lean, temperament, magnetic dip, angle of dip, list, inclining, magnetic inclination, tilt, inclination, trend, angle of inclination, disposal, dip, inclination of an orbit, leaning, disposition, tendency, propensityleaning, propensity, tendencynoun
an inclination to do something
"he felt leanings toward frivolity"
Synonyms:
trend, tendency, list, aptness, propensity, proclivity, inclination, leaning, disposition, lean, tilttendency, inclinationnoun
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"
Synonyms:
trend, tendency, magnetic inclination, list, magnetic dip, lean, angle of dip, propensity, inclination of an orbit, disposition, inclination, leaning, inclining, angle of inclination, tilt, diptendency, trendnoun
a general direction in which something tends to move
"the shoreward tendency of the current"; "the trend of the stock market"
Synonyms:
trend, tendency, movement, propensity, course, disposition, inclination, leaning, vogue, style, drift
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
tendencynoun
Synonyms:
drift, inclination, proclivity, proneness, propensity, bent, predisposition
How to use Tendency in a sentence?
For crude, there's a structural change, going from fairly balanced to an oversupply, for products...demand has not collapsed, (it's) just a tendency of oversupply of refining capacity and slower demand than had hoped for.
All parties might have a tendency to support populist measures to attract support in Parliament and also to retain popularity in case of a further UK election.
Embrace probability. Only mathematicians and fools have a tendency to embellish certainty.
There's a tendency in the US to think that every screening test is great. Unfortunately there are screening tests that actually cause more harm than good, in the 1960s and 1970s, we stopped doing chest X-ray screening for lung cancer because, after 20 years of doing it, we finally got around to doing an assessment and we found the death rates were higher in the screened versus the unscreened group.
Our attitude is very clear when it comes to historical nihilism, and that is to have a clear-cut stance on opposing it, to oppose any mistaken point of view or tendency on party history.
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#2775 | prevention | |
#5349 | opposition | |
#6054 | termination | |
#9091 | deviation | |
#10114 | oversight | |
#10789 | tendency | |
#11158 | neglect | |
#12928 | negligence | |
#16207 | avoidance | |
#25834 | reluctance | |
#29456 | aversion | |
#36071 | contravention | |
#44430 | neutralization | |
#53901 | repulsion | |
#57236 | carelessness | |
#152573 | tangency | |
#164981 | disinclination | |
#186849 | thoughtlessness | |
#271402 | heedlessness | |
#330530 | aimlessness |
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