proclivities
Inherent behavioral leanings
Proclivities are natural inclinations or tendencies, especially toward something objectionable or disapproved of.
The word carries a faint whiff of judgment—you're more likely to hear about someone's criminal proclivities or violent proclivities than their proclivity for kindness.
His proclivities for gambling eventually bankrupted the family.
The singular proclivity works the same way.
Inclination toward a behavior
- leaningTendency toward something
- penchantIngrained liking or tendency
- propensityInnate behavioral inclination
- predilectionPreexisting preference or bias
bent · disposition · partiality · predisposition · bias · preference · fondness · liking
Inborn behavioral nature
- dispositionInherent character or arrangement
- natureInherent quality or disposition
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
- makeupProducts for beautifying faces
personality · bent · orientation · wiring · grain · stripe · cast · mold
tendency
Inclination toward a behavior
- leaningTendency toward something
- penchantIngrained liking or tendency
- propensityInnate behavioral inclination
predilection · bent · disposition · partiality · predisposition · bias · preference · fondness · liking · taste
temperament
Inborn behavioral nature
- dispositionInherent character or arrangement
- natureInherent quality or disposition
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
makeup · personality · bent · orientation · wiring · grain · stripe · cast · mold · tendency
pattern
Recurring arrangement or template
tendency · behavior · impulse · compulsion · fixation · obsession · addiction · urge · drive · repetition
- preferencespreferences, prefer, likes, like, liking
- vulnerabilitiesvulnerability, insecurity, weakness, self-doubt, flaw
proclivitiesaversions
Strong feelings against
disinclinations · antipathies · repulsions · revulsions · distastes
proclivitiesresistances
Forces opposing movement
inhibitions · restraints · hesitancies · reservations · compunctions
proclivitiesindifference
Lack of interest
apathy · neutrality · disinterest · impartiality · detachment
decline, incline, recline, inclination, proclivity, declivity, acclivity