inclined

Tending toward something

Inclined means tilted from horizontal or vertical: an inclined plane, She inclined her head.

More often it describes tendency or disposition: I'm inclined to agree, He's not inclined to argue.

Someone musically inclined has natural aptitude for music.

The incline of a surface is its slope or gradient.

sloped

ramp

Sloped connecting surface

  • gradientRate of change across space
  • tiltAngular deviation from level
  • slantOblique angle or bias

grade · pitch · slope · bank · angle · ascent · descent · diagonal · oblique · steep

disposed

predisposed

Inclined beforehand

  • proneInclined or face-down
  • aptNaturally suited or inclined
  • likelyHaving good odds

liable · given · tending · subject · susceptible · minded · oriented · geared · conditioned · wired

preferring

partial

Favoring one side

attracted · drawn · leaning · gravitating · predilection · penchant · taste · liking · affinity · partiality

willing

amenable

Willing to comply

ready · eager · keen · favorable · cooperative · accommodating · obliging · compliant · game · prepared

tendency

propensity

Innate behavioral inclination

orientation · trend · disposition · leaning · gravitation · impulse · urge · drive · instinct · habit

Categories
Opposites
disposition/willingness

inclineddisinclined

Averse to acting

unwilling · reluctant · averse · loath · indisposed

physical orientation/angle

inclinedflat

Lacking vertical variation

level · horizontal · vertical · upright · perpendicular

emotional receptiveness

inclinedhostile

Aggressively unfriendly

averse · disaffected · cool · indifferent · apathetic

Phrases
Family

incline, inclination, inclining, inclines, disinclination, disinclined, inclinations, inclined plane, disinclinations

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