INCLINED

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

IPA (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does inclined mean? 

• INCLINED (adjective)
  The adjective INCLINED has 3 senses:

1. (often followed by 'to') having a preference, disposition, or tendency

2. at an angle to the horizontal or vertical position

3. having made preparations

  Familiarity information: INCLINED used as an adjective is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• INCLINED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(often followed by 'to') having a preference, disposition, or tendency

Context example:

inclined to be moody

Similar:

apt; disposed; given; minded; tending ((usually followed by 'to') naturally disposed toward)

fond; partial ((followed by 'of' or 'to') having a strong preference or liking for)

prone (having a tendency (to); often used in combination)

accident-prone (having more than the average number of accidents)

Also:

willing (disposed or inclined toward)

Antonym:

disinclined (unwilling because of mild dislike or disapproval)

Sense 2

Meaning:

At an angle to the horizontal or vertical position

Context example:

an inclined plane

Similar:

atilt; canted; leaning; tilted; tipped (departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal)

aslant; aslope; diagonal; slanted; slanting; sloped; sloping (having an oblique or slanted direction)

high-pitched (set at a sharp or high angle or slant)

low-pitched (set at a low angle or slant)

monoclinal (of a geological structure in which all strata are inclined in the same direction)

pitched (set at a slant)

salient (represented as leaping (rampant but leaning forward))

sidelong (inclining or directed to one side)

skew; skewed (having an oblique or slanting direction or position)

Also:

gradual ((of a topographical gradient) not steep or abrupt)

oblique (slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled)

Attribute:

orientation (position or alignment relative to points of the compass or other specific directions)

Antonym:

horizontal (parallel to or in the plane of the horizon or a base line)

vertical (at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Having made preparations

Synonyms:

disposed; fain; inclined; prepared

Context example:

prepared to take risks

Similar:

willing (disposed or inclined toward)

 Context examples 

I am inclined to believe, from my uncertainty on this head, that it was six at first and seven afterwards.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

They were inclined, within limits, to let him do what he liked, but they drew the line pretty sharply at us.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

To the Public, for the indulgent ear it has inclined to a plain tale with few pretensions.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

It was evident that Charles Hayter was not well inclined towards Captain Wentworth.

(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)

Yet was the bear not inclined to fight, for he turned away and made off slowly over the ice.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)

Her banker or her lawyer. There is that double possibility. But I am inclined to think neither.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“Foul play!” cried the lawyer, a good deal frightened and rather inclined to be irritated in consequence.

(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

Despite insufficient evidence establishing the effectiveness of omega-3s, clinicians and their patients have been inclined to try the supplements for a variety of conditions with inflammatory components, including dry eye.

(Omega-3s from fish oil supplements no better than placebo for dry eye, National Institutes of Health)

Well, there’s time enough yet, said he, for they are more inclined to empty berths than to fill them, now that peace has come.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Von Schmidt was also inclined to be friendly, was Martin's conclusion from this unusual favor.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)