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noun ADJ. clear, great, marked, strong | slight | greater, growing, increasing There's a growing tendency for women to marry later. | broad, common, general | in-built, inherent, innate, natural, underlying | alarming, dangerous, unfortunate, worrying The later model has an unfortunate tendency to collapse after a few weeks' use. | contradictory | centrifugal The civil war reinforced the centrifugal tendencies at work within the economy. | aggressive, homicidal, suicidal, violent | artistic, criminal, etc. He displayed artistic tendencies at an early age. | homosexual, lesbian VERB + TENDENCY have | display, reveal, show | reinforce | curb, reduce PREP. ~ among a worrying tendency among the abused to become abusers | ~ for There is a tendency for farm sizes to increase. | ~ on the part of The tendency on the part of the children is to blame their parents for everything. | ~ towards Industry showed a tendency towards increasingly centralized administration.
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tendency
adjectives
a natural tendency
(= one you are born with )
• His recent experiences had reinforced a strong natural tendency towards caution.
an inherent/innate tendency
(= one that you are born with, which will not change )
• When attacked, some people have an inherent tendency to fight back.
a strong tendency
• There is a strong tendency to give dying patients far more drugs than are necessary.
a marked tendency
(= noticeable )
• There is a marked tendency for Hollywood marriages to end in divorce.
aggressive/violent tendencies
• Some breeds of dog have aggressive tendencies.
suicidal tendencies
• They failed to inform the prison authorities of the man's suicidal tendencies.
criminal tendencies
• How should we deal with young people who have criminal tendencies?
artistic tendencies
• As he grew up, he displayed artistic tendencies.
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