Hypernyms for "tendency"
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bent
buoyancy
Call
denominationalism
desire
devices
direction
disapproval
disfavor
disfavour
dislike
drift
electronegativity
favor
favoritism
favour
favouritism
heterosis
hybrid vigor
impartiality
leaning
literalism
movement
negativity
nonpartisanship
partiality
partisanship
perseveration
predisposition
proclivity
propensity
set
stainability
sympathy
trend
understanding
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.