Meanings
comparative more inclined · superlative most inclined · alternative enclin’d · alternative enclined · alternative inclin’d
- At an angle to the horizontal; slanted or sloped.
The take-off ramp was inclined at 20 degrees.
- Having a tendency, preference, likelihood, or disposition.
I am inclined to believe you.
2 more examples
She's inclined to lose her temper.
Mrs. Teachum was about forty years old, tall and genteel in her person, though somewhat inclined to fat.
1749, Sarah Fielding, The Governess; Or, The Little Female Academy
Synonyms & antonyms
More synonyms by meaning
adjective(often followed by ‘to’) having a preference, disposition, or tendency
adjectiveat an angle to the horizontal or vertical position
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
- Proto-Italic*en
- Proto-Italic*en-
- Latinin-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱel-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱley-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱl̥néyti ~ *ḱl̥nyénti
- Proto-Italic*kl(e)inō
- Proto-Italic*klei- ~ *kli-influ.
- Latinclīnō
- Latininclīnāre
- Old Frenchencliner
- Middle Englishenclinen
- Englishincline
- Englishinclined
Translations
Afrikaans skuins, geneig
- skuinsslanted, sloped
- geneighaving a tendency, preference, likelihood, or disposition
Ancient Greek καταφερής
- καταφερής (katapherḗs)having a tendency, preference, likelihood, or disposition
Arabic مَائِل
- مَائِل (māʔil)slanted, sloped
Bulgarian наклонен, полегат
- наклонен (naklonen)slanted, sloped
- полегат (polegat)slanted, sloped
- склонен (sklonen)having a tendency, preference, likelihood, or disposition
- предразположен (predrazpoložen)having a tendency, preference, likelihood, or disposition
Danish tilbøjelig
- tilbøjelighaving a tendency, preference, likelihood, or disposition
Dutch scheef, schuin
- scheefslanted, sloped
- schuinslanted, sloped
Esperanto ema
- emahaving a tendency, preference, likelihood, or disposition
Finnish kallistettu, kallellaan
- kallistettuslanted, sloped
- kallellaanslanted, sloped
- taipuvainenhaving a tendency, preference, likelihood, or disposition
French incliné, enclin
- inclinéslanted, sloped
- enclinhaving a tendency, preference, likelihood, or disposition
German schräg, geneigt
- schrägslanted, sloped
- geneigthaving a tendency, preference, likelihood, or disposition
Hungarian döntött, lejtős
- döntöttslanted, sloped
- lejtősslanted, sloped
- hajlamoshaving a tendency, preference, likelihood, or disposition
- hajlikhaving a tendency, preference, likelihood, or disposition
Latin prōpensus
- prōpensushaving a tendency, preference, likelihood, or disposition
Persian شیبدار, مایل
- شیبدار (šibdâr)slanted, sloped
- مایل (mâyel)slanted, sloped
- متمایل (motamâyel)slanted, sloped
- متمایل (motamâyel)having a tendency, preference, likelihood, or disposition
Russian накло́нный, скло́нный
- накло́нный (naklónnyj)slanted, sloped
- скло́нный (sklónnyj)having a tendency, preference, likelihood, or disposition
- предрасполо́женный (predraspolóžennyj)having a tendency, preference, likelihood, or disposition
Spanish inclinado
- inclinadoslanted, sloped
Ukrainian нахи́лений, схи́льний
- нахи́лений (naxýlenyj)slanted, sloped
- схи́льний (sxýlʹnyj)having a tendency, preference, likelihood, or disposition
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with inclined
Cite this entry
inclined. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inclined
“inclined.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inclined. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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