Are you predisposed to obesity?
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Predisposed
Synonyms for "predisposed" (89 found)
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Closest matches (18)
acquiescentagreeablealacritousamenableaptapt toardentbentcalculated tocompliantconsentingcontentcooperativedisposeddisposed to
Strong matches (27)
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Adjective(1 words)
genetic vulnerability
Related words (44)
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promptproneprone toquickreadyready and willingready toreceptiveresponsivesensitivetractablewell-disposedwell-inclinedwilledwillingwillingheartedzealous
Noun(2 words)
naturally inclinedstrong genetic predisposition
Verb(5 words)
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7 entriesbias towardemotionally predisposedenvironmentally predisposedgenetically predisposedlean towardpolitically predisposedsocially predisposed
Collocations
10 entriesgenetic predispositiongenetically predisposedpredispose someone topredispose topredisposed individualspredisposed topredisposed to diseasepredisposed towardpredisposition topredispositional bias
Inflections
4 entriesDerivations
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1 entriesSample sentences
6 total sentences available.
Mary was not predisposed to believe Tom.
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I'm more predisposed to helping people I don't know, compared to those I do. Maybe it's because I want praise and recognition, and I take for granted that I'll get that praise from the people I know even if I do nothing for them.
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Researchers say it appears that a food additive found in many processed foods may accelerate lung cancer growth, and increase the risk of lung cancer in people predisposed to the disease.
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