Vocabulary
Tendency
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
an inclination towards a particular characteristic or type of behaviour.
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- I I EN it comes to learning from past failures, Pakistan`s policymakers have shown a remarkable tendency to do quite the opposite.
- But its efforts to clamp down on online hate and violent narratives will be hampered by its tendency to blur the line between objectively dangerous content and what is simply strongly worded criticism of power or expressions of dissent.
- This tendency, to reach for the lowest hanging fruit instead of taking difficult measures, has defined Pakistani policymaking for decades.
- Among firms, there is a growing tendency towards monopolisation, aided by the state, that cuts across different sectors.
- There is a tendency for wars to expand, become costlier and last longer than expected.
Synonyms
propensity, proneness, proclivity, aptness, inclination, likelihood, disposition,
Antonyms
averseness, disinclination, dislike
Curator example
“for students, there is a tendency to socialize in the evenings”
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