tendency
Definitions
Noun
- An attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
- An inclination to do something
- A characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect
- A general direction in which something tends to move
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "tendency".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tallahassee | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | itsy-bitsy | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | stridency | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | tbilisi | 4 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "tendency".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tended | 2 | 24 |
| 2 | tender | 2 | 11 |
| 3 | tendencies | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | tenderly | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | dependency | 4 | 3 |
| 6 | tenancy | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | despondency | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | teensy | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | ascendency | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | tenny | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | teeny | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | tenpenny | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | leniency | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | trendy | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | tenney | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | tendon | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | teaney | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | denden | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | tendering | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | stridency | 3 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "tendency" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tendency of | 1 | 2 |
Words That Precede
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "tendency" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | opposed | 2 | 2 |
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "tendency".
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Term
Definitions: 4
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 4
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 1
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 1
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
📰 This Word in the News:
Defence lawyer suggests complainant in Stronach trial has ‘tendency to lie’
Feb 24, 2026 Global News
Feb 24, 2026 Global News
Pope Francis: Virtue enables us to have ‘a tendency towards the right choice’
Mar 13, 2024 EWTN Vatican
Mar 13, 2024 EWTN Vatican
Toward Application to General Conversation Detection of Dementia Tendency from Conversation Based on Linguistic and Time Features of Speech | Proceedings of the AAAI Symposium Series
May 20, 2024 The Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence
May 20, 2024 The Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence

