Synonyms of predilections

predilections

noun

plural of predilection

as in inclinations

a habitual attraction to some activity or thing

a young lad with a predilection for telling tall tales

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of predilections

History tells us that promises by news proprietors to preserve their properties’ independence from their own partisan ideological predilections are typically honored in the breach. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

But for the notorious predilections of the United States minister for annexation the committee of safety, which should be called the committee of annexation, would never have existed. — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Aug. 2026

Thankfully, there’s a wonderful piece of technology called AI out there that’s perfect for realizing the juvenile aesthetic predilections of stunted creatives who want to wallow in an imagined idea of what the past was like. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 22 July 2026

But tell that to the phalanx of local and national entities — from community boards to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission — that don't share their predilections. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 18 Jan. 2026

The big unknown, of course, is how long Trump is willing to stay selling the idea, and whether Republicans will bend to his predilections. — Philip Elliott, Time, 14 Jan. 2026

PlatinumGames share many of the same predilections at Team Ninja (mainly boobs and violence) but carved their own niche as the creators of hyper-kinetic action games like Bayonetta that stretch the boundaries of what the human attention span can manage. — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025

Models disagreed, and some people pointed to whichever curve best supported their predilections. — Matthew Hutson, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Sep. 2020