inclination
A subtle preference
Inclination is a leaning toward something—a tendency, preference, or disposition.
You might have an inclination toward solitude or no inclination to argue.
The word also describes physical tilt or slope: the inclination of a roof, the Earth's axial inclination.
To follow your inclinations is to do what you're naturally drawn to do.
Innate behavioral inclination
- predispositionInnate tendency toward something
- penchantIngrained liking or tendency
- dispositionInherent character or arrangement
- bentCurved; also dishonest
predilection · leaning · proneness · habit · drift · trend · orientation · gravitation
Angular deviation from level
- slopeAngled terrain or steepness
- slantOblique angle or bias
- gradientRate of change across space
- pitchFrequency of sound
steepness · grade · degrees · elevation · ramp · bank · cant · lean
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- partialityUnfair favor toward some
- favoritismPreferential treatment of some
- one-sidednessImbalanced viewpoint or treatment
- partisanshipLoyalty to one faction
subjectivity · slant · skew · tilt · predisposition
Yearned-for outcome
- wantTo desire something
- urgeStrong inner drive
- impulseSudden urge to act
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
longing · itch · hankering · drive · motivation · aspiration · willingness · readiness
Positive inclination toward
- fondnessWarm liking or affection
- affinityNatural liking or attraction
- tasteFlavor perception ability
- partialityUnfair favor toward some
fancy · attraction · appetite · relish · desire · favoritism · weakness · love
Inborn aptitude
- giftItem given freely
- knackInnate ease at something
- flairStylish natural aptitude
- abilityPower to do something
facility · bent · genius · endowment · forte · capability · skill · proficiency
propensity
Innate behavioral inclination
- predispositionInnate tendency toward something
- penchantIngrained liking or tendency
- dispositionInherent character or arrangement
bent · predilection · leaning · proneness · habit · drift · trend · orientation · gravitation · momentum
tilt
Angular deviation from level
pitch · steepness · grade · degrees · elevation · ramp · bank · cant · lean · declivity
prejudice
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- partialityUnfair favor toward some
- favoritismPreferential treatment of some
- one-sidednessImbalanced viewpoint or treatment
partisanship · subjectivity · slant · skew · tilt · predisposition
wish
Yearned-for outcome
yearning · longing · itch · hankering · drive · motivation · aspiration · willingness · readiness · eagerness
liking
Positive inclination toward
partiality · fancy · attraction · appetite · relish · desire · favoritism · weakness · love · enjoyment
talent
Inborn aptitude
ability · facility · bent · genius · endowment · forte · capability · skill · proficiency · potential
intuition
Instinctive immediate understanding
notion · inkling · premonition · suspicion · impression
- stellar motionorbit, trajectory, orbital velocity, angular momentum, orbital mechanics
- vasanasmental conditioning, impression, tendency, memory trace
- spaceflightlaunch, astronaut, spacecraft, liftoff, orbit
- dispositionsdisposition, predisposition, tendency, propensity, temperament
- inclinationstendency, predisposition, propensity, leaning, penchant
- wantingwant, desire, crave, yearn, long
inclinationdisinclination
Lack of desire
aversion · reluctance · unwillingness · repugnance · dislike
inclinationindifference
Lack of interest
apathy · unconcern · disinterest · detachment · disinterestedness
inclinationdecline
Decrease or refuse
declination · declension · flatness · descent · downgrade