inclining
Bending one way
Inclining is the present participle of incline, carrying its senses of tilting, sloping, or tending toward something.
A surface may be inclining upward; a person may be inclining toward a particular decision.
The path was inclining steeply toward the ridge.
I'm inclining toward the view that we should wait.
Angular deviation from level
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- partialityUnfair favor toward some
- favoritismPreferential treatment of some
- one-sidednessImbalanced viewpoint or treatment
- partisanshipLoyalty to one faction
predisposition · slant · skew · subjectivity · preference · sympathy · favor · siding
Innate behavioral inclination
- proclivityInherent tendency toward something
- dispositionInherent character or arrangement
- predilectionPreexisting preference or bias
- penchantIngrained liking or tendency
leaning · bent · drift · gravitation · trend · orientation · susceptibility · proneness
Liability to influence
- vulnerabilityOpenness to harm
- pronenessTendency toward something
- geneticRelating to heredity
- heritableCapable of genetic transmission
constitutional · innate · tendency · likelihood · risk factor · sensitivity · receptivity
tilt
Angular deviation from level
tip · bend · bow · cant · list · pitch · bank · angle · grade · gradient
prejudice
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- partialityUnfair favor toward some
- favoritismPreferential treatment of some
- one-sidednessImbalanced viewpoint or treatment
partisanship · predisposition · slant · skew · subjectivity · preference · sympathy · favor · siding · partial
propensity
Innate behavioral inclination
- proclivityInherent tendency toward something
- dispositionInherent character or arrangement
- predilectionPreexisting preference or bias
penchant · leaning · bent · drift · gravitation · trend · orientation · susceptibility · proneness · aptitude
susceptibility
Liability to influence
- vulnerabilityOpenness to harm
- pronenessTendency toward something
- geneticRelating to heredity
heritable · constitutional · innate · tendency · likelihood · risk factor · sensitivity · receptivity
incliningupright
Vertical or morally sound
erect · vertical · straight · perpendicular · raised
incliningdisinclined
Averse to acting
averse · opposed · reluctant · unwilling · indisposed
decline, incline, inclined, declined, recline, inclination, declines, reclined, recliner