Synonyms for propensity
prəˈpɛn sɪ tipropen·si·ty

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1. propensitynoun

   Synonyms:
   proclivity, propension

2. propensitynoun

   A tendency, preference, or attraction.

   He has a propensity for lengthy discussions of certain favorite topics.

   Synonyms:
   proclivity, propension

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1. propensity

   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, proclivity, proneness, 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. propensity

   Synonyms:
   bent, predilection, proclivity

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1. leaning, propensity, tendencynoun

   an inclination to do something

   "he felt leanings toward frivolity"

   Synonyms:
   trend, tendency, list, aptness, proclivity, inclination, leaning, disposition, lean, tilt

2. proclivity, propensity, leaningnoun

   a natural inclination

   "he has a proclivity for exaggeration"

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

3. aptness, propensitynoun

   a disposition to behave in a certain way

   "the aptness of iron to rust"; "the propensity of disease to spread"

   Synonyms:
   leaning, appositeness, tendency, proclivity, aptness

Matched Categories

1. • Disposition
   • Inclination

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1. propensitynoun

   Synonyms:
   inclination, PRONENESS

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1. List of paraphrases for "propensity":

   tendency, proclivity, trend, inclination, penchant, susceptibility, predisposition, willingness

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1. Laith Khalaf:

   This is the total opposite of 2013 when active UK funds posted large outperformance of the FTSE All Share, performance over both years can be largely explained by active manager's propensity to hold more mid-caps than the market weighting. This served them well in 2013 but has proved a drag in 2014 when it is the blue chips that have outperformed.

2. Rick Rieder:

   I think this Federal Reserve has shown the propensity to be patient and wait longer, but we think there is plenty of impetus for them to move.

3. Andre Bakhos:

   We're coming off a very strong performance, a market that has shown tremendous resilience and a strong propensity of 'coming back', chances are, the bulk of the action will take place Monday and Tuesday and then they turn their machines off.

4. Carl Sagan:

   A celibate clergy is an especially good idea, because it tends to suppress any hereditary propensity toward fanaticism.

5. Lucius Annaeus Seneca:

   No evil propensity of the human heart is so powerful that it may not be subdued by discipline.