Leaning

/ˈliːnɪŋ/

Synonyms for "leaning" (244 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (49)

Noun(12 words)

propensity tilt banking bend biasbias towardbiased biases biasing cant count depend

a thing foraffection affinityan ear foran eye forangularity animus appetite aptitude aptness aslant aslope atilt attitude bag bent bevel beveled bias biased

Show 15 more words

cant canted cantingcapacity forcareening cast characterchosen kindconatus conduciveness constitutioncup of teadeclivitous delight diathesis

Adjective(2 words)

atilt canted

Strong matches (73)

discrimination disposition druthers eagerness eccentricity facility faculty fancy fascination favor favoritismfeeling forfelicity fetish flair forejudgmentgenius forgiftgift forgrade

Show 41 more words

gradient grain heeling idiosyncrasy ill-balanced inclination inclinational inclinatory inclined inclining individualism inequalityinnate aptitudeinstinct interest involvement jaundicejaundiced eyekidney leanleaning towerliability liking list listing lopsided love make makeupmental setmettle mind mind-set mold mould moulder mouldymutual affinitymutual attractionnature nepotism

Noun(12 words)

favor inclination inclinations incline inclined inclinesitalian inclinarelatin inclinarelean listmost partialnaturally inclined

Related words (122)

Noun(22 words)

oblique partial penchantspolitical stancepredilection predilections predisposed prefer proclivity propensities rely slant slantedspanish orientaciónsympathies tend tendencies tendency tilted tilts

Show 2 more words

tintstrend toward

Adjective(3 words)

oblique typetilted tipped

off balanceoff-balance one-sidednessout of plumbout of squareoverbalancedparti prispartialism partialityparticular choicepartisanism partisanship penchantpersonal choicepitch pitched pitching position preconception predilection

Show 76 more words

predisposition preferencepreferential treatmentprejudgment prejudice prepossession probability proclivity prone proneness propensity rake raking readiness recumbent relishsensitivity tosentiment set shelving shelvy sideling sidelong slant slanted slanting slantways slantwise slope sloped slopingsoft spotstamp strain streak stripe style susceptibility swag sway sympathy taste temper temperament tendency tendent tendential tendentious tending thing tilt tilted tilting tip tipped tipping tipsytop heavytop-heavytower of pisatrend tropism turnturn forturn of mindtwist type unbalanced undetachment undispassionateness unneutrality unstable unsteady warp weakness willingness

Verb(1 words)

swayed

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

6 relation types

More general

18 entries

act action attitude deed dependence disposition geometryhuman actionhuman activityinclination move orientation position preference reliancespatial orientation

Showing 16 of 18 words.

More specific

22 entries

bend sidewaysbiasbias towardcantconservative leaningdependence on dataliberal leaningmoderate leaningoblique planepartialitypartiality towardpredilectionpredilection forpreferencereliance on expertsslant

Showing 16 of 22 words.

Collocations

12 entries

academic leaningeconomic leaninginward leaninglean leftlean rightleaning angleleaning postureleaning towardleaning towerliberal leaningpolitical leaningreligious leaning

Inflections

6 entries

leaned leanings leans leantmore leaningmost leaning

Derivations

2 entries

lean leanly

similar

1 entries

inclined

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The box is leaning to one side.

Source: tatoeba (44461)

This house is leaning to one side.

Source: tatoeba (60153)

This means that houses are starting to sink, roads are breaking up and lamp-posts are leaning at crazy angles.

Source: tatoeba (61108)

The new Diet member was smoking, leaning back proudly in a chair.

Source: tatoeba (269337)

Showing 4 of 11 available sentences.

More for "leaning"

Meaning

Keep exploring

Read the definition Browse writing guides Read the blog