Synonyms for proclivity
proʊˈklɪv ɪ tipro·cliv·i·ty

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1. proclivitynoun

   Synonyms:
   propensity

2. proclivitynoun

   A predisposition or natural inclination, propensity, or a predilection; especially refers to a strong disposition or bent.

   Synonyms:
   propensity

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1. proclivity

   Appetite is used only of the demands of the physical system, unless otherwise expressly stated, as when we say an appetite for knowledge; passion includes all excitable impulses of our nature, as anger, fear, love, hatred, etc. Appetite is thus more animal than passion; and when we speak of passions and appetites as conjoined or contrasted, we think of the appetites as wholly physical and of the passions as, in part at least, mental or spiritual. We say an appetite for food, a passion for fame. Compare DESIRE.

   Compare ANTIPATHY.

   Synonyms:
   appetency, appetite, craving, desire, disposition, impulse, inclination, liking, longing, lust, passion, proneness, propensity, relish, thirst, zest

   Antonyms:
   antipathy, aversion, detestation, disgust, dislike, disrelish, distaste, hatred, indifference, loathing, repugnance, repulsion

   Preposition:
   He had an insatiable appetite for the marvellous.

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1. proclivity

   Synonyms:
   tendency, propensity, bias, gravitation, disposition, inclination, proneness

   Antonyms:
   aversion, disinclination, indisposition

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1. proclivity, propensity, leaningnoun

   a natural inclination

   "he has a proclivity for exaggeration"

   Synonyms:
   propensity, list, aptness, tendency, leaning, lean, inclination, tilt

Matched Categories

1. • Inclination

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1. proclivitynoun

   Synonyms:
   inclination, tendency, proneness, propensity, bias, disposition, leaning, bent, aptitude, predisposition, direction, determination, bearing, drift, turn

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1. List of paraphrases for "proclivity":

   propensity, inclination

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How to use proclivity in a sentence?

1. Adam Schiff:

   This is someone whos likely to exaggerate the dangerous impulses of the president towardbelligerence, John Boltons proclivity to act without thinking, and John Boltons love of conspiracy theories, and Ill, you know, just add one data point to what you were talking about earlier, John Boltons once suggested on Fox News that the Russian hack of the DNC [ Democratic National Committee ] was a false flag operation that had been conducted by the Barack Obama administration.

2. Adam Schiff:

   This is someone whos likely to exaggerate the dangerous impulses of the president towardbelligerence, his proclivity to act without thinking, and his love of conspiracy theories, and Ill, you know, just add one data point to what you were talking about earlier, John Bolton once suggested on Fox News that the Russian hack of the DNC [Democratic National Committee] was a false flag operation that had been conducted by the Obama administration.

3. Caglar Yildirim:

   We are working on identifying the nomophobic students and what other psychological factors may play a role in young adults’ proclivity to nomophobia.

4. Adam Schiff:

   This is someone whos likely to exaggerate the dangerous impulses of the president towardbelligerence, John Bolton proclivity to act without thinking, and John Bolton love of conspiracy theories, and Ill, you know, just add one data point to what you were talking about earlier, John Bolton once suggested on Fox News that the Russian hack of the DNC [ Democratic National Committee ] was a false flag operation that had been conducted by the Barack Obama administration.

5. Ralph Waldo Emerson:

   By necessity, by proclivity, and by delight, we all quote. In fact, it is as difficult to appropriate the thoughts of others as it is to invent.