INCLINING Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of inclining

as in bowing

bending downward or forward the inclining branches of the evergreens seemed almost ready to break under the weight of the heavy snow

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inclining

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verb

present participle of incline

as in tilting

to set or cause to be at an angle carefully inclined the ladder against the house

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as in leaning

to show a liking or proneness (for something) a good restaurant for diners who incline to spicy food

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Recent Examples of inclining

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Outside a San Diego immigration court, a man, his mother, and his two daughters stand in a tight circle, inclining their heads toward a priest. — Sophie Hills, Christian Science Monitor, 30 Aug. 2025 The trim and inclining experiment is to confirm the centre of gravity of the submarine and is measured by naval architects in both surfaced and submerged conditions. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for inclining

Adjective

James O’Donoghue, a planetary scientist with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, likened our planet’s tilting phenomenon to a nodding head.

— Aylin Woodward, WSJ, 21 Dec. 2021

Definition of nodding

Verb

Celebrity CEOs in the feed What’s changed over the past few years is that the format of executive communications is tilting toward social‑native content.

— Rachel Ventresca, Fortune, 5 July 2026
Since summer’s first day on June 21, the days have been growing shorter as the Northern Hemisphere slowly starts tilting toward autumn.

— Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 4 July 2026

Definition of tilting

Adjective

And every day, across from them, outside the clinic, about to enter or just leaving, there were women hugging each other and weeping.

— David Mamet, National Review, 11 Aug. 2022
The show manages to stay on the brink — always laughing, never quite weeping — for its entire length.

— Helen Shaw, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2021

Definition of weeping

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To succeed, the strategic goal for the C-suite must be to stop tending to infrastructure and start focusing on the applications that drive real business outcomes.

— Sam Rastogi, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
As long as the idea remains that property gets its purpose from those tending it, working it, nourishing it and dying on it, the film will never become a relic.

— Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026