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have a tendency

VERB
tend
Synonyms
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bear contribute favor go gravitate influence lean turn
STRONG
aim bend conduce dispose drift head impel incline lead look move point redound trend
WEAK
be biased be conducive be disposed be in the habit of be inclined be liable be predisposed be prejudiced have an inclination make for move toward result in serve to verge on
Antonyms
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dislike hurt shun take
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dissuade follow obey
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abandon ignore neglect

Example Sentences

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AI detectors, for example, have a tendency to erroneously flag essays written by speakers of English as a second language, a 2023 Stanford analysis External link found.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

"We have a tendency to look at things in isolation," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

“Juries have a tendency to lump all the defendants together in these type of cases,” Kim said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2026

“Markets have a tendency to panic and overshoot,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 20, 2026

They have a tendency to take expressions literally, and this literal interpretation is often incongruous with the standard one and therefore comical.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos