Orientation
Orientation noun - A predisposition in favor of something.
Usage example: showed a Marxist orientation
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Synonyms for Orientation
Preference is a synonym for orientation. In some cases you can use "Preference" instead a noun "Orientation".
Preference
Preference noun - A predisposition in favor of something.
Usage example: his sexual preferences
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| clear | clear orientation | clear preference |
| special | special orientation | special preference |
| particular | particular orientation | particular preference |
| similar | similar orientation | similar preference |
| Other adjectives: normal, usual, specific, original, obvious, romantic, strong, actual, real, male, sexual, religious, traditional, general, universal, strange, cultural, imaginable, biological, heterosexual. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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A character's assumed actual romantic preference or even sexual orientation is made moot because of the setting or limitation of the plot.
Source: Situational Sexuality - Incompatible Orientation: Played with between Trena and Cieran, though the orientation issue is more a matter of species preference than gender.
Source: Fanfic / Another Realm
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