Direction
Direction noun - A prevailing or general movement or inclination.
Usage example: some older people worry about the overall direction that political discourse has taken lately
Propensity and direction are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Propensity" instead a noun "Direction".
Propensity
Propensity noun - An established pattern of behavior.
Direction and propensity are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Direction" instead a noun "Propensity".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- inclination and direction
- inclination and propensity
- attitude and direction
- attitude and propensity
- disposition and direction
- disposition and propensity
- bent and direction
- bent and propensity
- bias and direction
- bias and propensity
- slant and direction
- slant and propensity
- tendency and direction
- tendency and propensity
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- However, a hundred or more archers each firing such an enhanced arrow at the same time, in the general direction of an enemy, could exert a massive morale impact due to their noise, general unreliability and propensity to explode on impact.
Source: Fatal Fireworks
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