English adjective: inclined | |||
| 1. | inclined (often followed by `to') having a preference, disposition, or tendency | ||
| Samples | Wasn't inclined to believe the excuse. Inclined to be moody. | ||
| Similar | accident-prone, apt, disposed, fond, given, minded, partial, prone, tending | ||
| See also | willing | ||
| Antonyms | disinclined | ||
| 2. | inclined at an angle to the horizontal or vertical position | ||
| Samples | An inclined plane. | ||
| Similar | aslant, aslope, atilt, canted, diagonal, high-pitched, leaning, low-pitched, monoclinal, pitched, salient, sidelong, skew, skewed, slanted, slanting, sloped, sloping, tilted, tipped | ||
| See also | gradual, oblique | ||
| Attribute | orientation | ||
| Antonyms | horizontal, vertical, perpendicular | ||
| 3. | inclined having made preparations | ||
| Samples | Prepared to take risks. | ||
| Synonyms | disposed, fain, prepared | ||
| Similar | willing | ||
| Antonyms | unwilling | ||