The more powerful and original a mind, the more it will incline towards the religion of solitude.
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Incline
//ɪnˈklaɪn//
Synonyms for "incline" (221 found)
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Strong matches (66)
climbcollaboratecolorcompanioncompanionwayconduceconsentcontributeconvertcooperatedecidedeclinedeclivitydeflectdescenddescentdeterminedipdirectdrive
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dropeasy slopeengageenlistescalierfallfall awayfall offfavorfeel about itfire escapefleamflight of stepsgentle slopeget to doglacisgogo along withgo downhillgo uphillgradegravitatehanging gardenshave a biashave a tendencyhave preferencehave ratherheadheelheliclinehillhillsidehold a headinghonor beforeillimpelinclinationincline towardinclined planeinduceinfluenceinterestinterest inkeellandinglanding stage
Related words (110)
launching ramplayleadlead by the noseleanlean towardlean towardsleaninglevellike betterlistlooklook at itlook kindly uponlook toluremakemovenot hesitatenot hesitate to
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perronpersuadepitchpleaseplungeplunge intopointpoint toprecipitatepredisposepreferprefer toprejudiceprevailprocurepromptrakerangeratherreclineredound toretreatrisescarpsee fitseesawservesetset beforeset towardsettleshelveshelving beachshow a tendencyshow preferencesidesidlesinkslantsoften upspiral staircasestaircasestairsstairwaysteep slopesteerstepping stonestepping-stonesstepsstiff climbstilesubsideswagswayswingtalustempttend to gotend towardthink bestthink fitthink propertilttintingetiptonetraintreads and riserstrendturnuprisevergeviewwarpwear downweigh withworkwork towardwould as leavewould as lief
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11 entriesetymologically related_to
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26 entriesShowing 16 of 26 words.
Translations
58 translations across 27 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- κλίμα noun (slope)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- əydəm noun (slope)
Bulgarian
4 entries- наклон noun (slope)
- клоня verb (to tend to do or believe something)
- накланям verb (bend (something) out of a given plane or direction)
- накланям се verb (slope)
Catalan
2 entries- inclinar verb (bend (something) out of a given plane or direction)
- inclinar verb (to tend to do or believe something)
Central Kurdish
1 entries- ھەوراز verb (slope)
Czech
4 entries- sráz noun (slope)
- svah noun (slope)
- naklonit verb (bend (something) out of a given plane or direction)
- ohnout verb (bend (something) out of a given plane or direction)
Dutch
1 entries- neigen verb (to tend to do or believe something)
German
4 entries- Anstieg noun (slope)
- Gefälle noun (slope)
- Neigung noun (slope)
- neigen verb (bend (something) out of a given plane or direction)
Gothic
1 entries- 𐌷𐌽𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌽 verb (slope)
Greek
1 entries- κεκλιμένο επίπεδο noun (slope)
Hungarian
1 entries- lejtő noun (slope)
Indonesian
1 entries- miring verb (slope)
Latgalian
1 entries- līkt verb (bend (something) out of a given plane or direction)
Latin
1 entries- clīvus noun (slope)
Latvian
1 entries- liekt verb (bend (something) out of a given plane or direction)
Lower Sorbian
2 entries- chyliś verb (bend (something) out of a given plane or direction)
- chyliś verb (slope)
Māori
4 entries- pānakitanga noun (slope)
- pānaunau noun (slope)
- pānaki verb (slope)
- pānanaki verb (slope)
Norwegian
1 entries- inklinere verb (bend (something) out of a given plane or direction)
Old English
1 entries- būgan verb (bend (something) out of a given plane or direction)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- اكمك verb (bend (something) out of a given plane or direction)
Portuguese
3 entries- inclinar verb (bend (something) out of a given plane or direction)
- inclinar verb (slope)
- tender verb (to tend to do or believe something)
Quechua
1 entries- chinruykachiy verb (bend (something) out of a given plane or direction)
Romanian
1 entries- apleca verb (bend (something) out of a given plane or direction)
Russian
4 entries- накло́н noun (slope)
- скат noun (slope)
- склон noun (slope)
- укло́н noun (slope)
Sundanese
1 entries- sempong verb (slope)
Telugu
4 entries- ఏటవాలు noun (slope)
- అంగీకరించుట verb (to tend to do or believe something)
- ఏటవాలు verb (slope)
- వాలుట verb (bend (something) out of a given plane or direction)
Ukrainian
2 entries- на́хил noun (slope)
- схил noun (slope)
Sample sentences
19 total sentences available.
Say hello to my incline treadmill.
Source: tatoeba (6629034)
"Nay, Juno, too, who now, in mood malign, / earth, sea and sky is harrying, shall incline / to better counsels, and unite with me / to cherish and uphold the imperial line, / the Romans, rulers of the land and sea, / lords of the flowing gown. So standeth my decree."
Source: tatoeba (6785811)
But gladly sire Anchises hails the sign, / and gazing upward through the starlit air, / his hands and voice together lifts in prayer: / "O Jove omnipotent, dread power benign, / if aught our piety deserve, if e'er / a suppliant move thee, hearken and incline / this once, and aid us now and ratify thy sign."
Source: tatoeba (6872764)
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