Synonyms of affinities

affinities

noun

plural of affinity

as in tendencies

a habitual attraction to some activity or thing

always had an affinity for nurturing living things

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tendencies
• inclinations
• aptitudes
• affections
• leanings
• proclivities
• impulses
• predilections
• propensities
• devices
• biases
• predispositions
• talents
• dispositions
• preferences
• bones
• appetites
• partialities
• bents
• prejudices
• addictions
• penchants
• gifts
• knacks
• habitudes
• tastes
• geniuses
• habits
• turns
• endowments
• favors
• partisanships
• faculties
• specialties
• specialities
• peculiarities
• likes
• patterns
• likings
• customs
• practices
• eccentricities
• flairs
• idiosyncrasies
• fancies
• quirks
• singularities
• conventions
• routines
• ways
• fortes
• oddities
• kinks
• tricks
• wonts

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• allergies
• dislikes
• distastes
• aversions
• disinclinations
• disfavors
• detachments
• disrelishes
• indifferences
• neutralities
• impartialities
• objectivities
• insouciances
• nonchalances
• apathies

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of affinities

With its affinities for isolation and, at times, imposing scale, Land art conjures archaeology and the geological sublime—vast expanses of space and time. — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

The looks were presented in pairs to highlight affinities, variations and visual echoes that reflect the designers’ methodology and approach rooted in the principle of duality. — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026

The main exhibition, originally staged at Forte Belvedere and moved to the Guggenheim Museum SoHo in New York the following spring, traced a century of relationships, collaborations, and affinities between fashion and art. — Judith Clark, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2026

College football has gone national, abandoning regional affinities and local rivalries. — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2026

The caucus will join the hundreds of other such groups centered around shared affinities and interests that exist in Congress. — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026

Marino also has a penchant for seeing affinities in the work of two artists who paths likely never crossed, as is the case with his two-person exhibition of Parsons and Accardi. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 27 Aug. 2026

The dragons are identical to those seen on screen and each possess unique passive Habit abilities, troop affinities and powerful synergies. — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026

In her memoir, Andrews mentions that her children briefly attended UCLA Lab School and that Joanna had affinities for horseback riding and reading. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 23 June 2026