Qualities
Synonyms for inclination
The synonym for inclination recorded in this bank is tendency, in the sense "a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect". Below it sits the sentence that fixes that meaning, the same sentence with the swap made, and the words that only look close.
The synonym for inclination
- tendencynoun, in the sense "a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect"
That is the whole set. The bank holds one audited synonym per sense of a word, and inclination carries one sense so far.
a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect
The alkaline inclination of the local waters.
The true synonym
tendency
Same sentence, swapped: The alkaline tendency of the local waters.
Close but different
Distractors, not synonyms. This entry has no written reason line yet, so read them against the sentence and the sense above.
- tilt
- dip
- tip
Where inclination turns up in the game
inclination is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 3, Ridgeline. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in one other puzzle, where the answer is a different word entirely.
The puzzle where inclination is the trap
- downturnnoun, Tier 5, Summit. The answer there is downswing, in the sense "a worsening of business or economic activity", with inclination sitting one tile away.
Play inclination
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so inclination reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.
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Closest first: other qualities words at Ridgeline, then the same tier across the rest of the library.
One vocabulary, two jobs
inclination is an answer in 1 puzzle and a wrong tile in 1. That is how the bank is built, and it is why guessing by vibe stops working around tier three.