List of 426 Sets of Synonyms - How they Differ - Total of 2307 Words - 396

SYNONYMS: tendency, trend, current, drift, tenor, inclination.
These nouns are compared as they refer to the direction or course of an action or a thought.

Tendency implies a predisposition to proceed in a particular way: They have a tendency to be afraid.
Trend often applies to a general or prevailing direction, especially within a particular sphere: The trend is towards religious thought in recent times.
Current suggests a course or flow, as of opinion, especially one representative of a given time or place: These words express the whole current of modern feeling.
A drift is a tendency that depends for its direction or course on the impetus of something likened to a shifting current of air or water: Political conservatives fear a drift toward communism in Latin America.
Tenor implies a continuous, unwavering course: His conduct was uniform and unvarying in its tenor.
Inclination usually refers to an individual's propensity for or disposition toward one thing rather than another: Man's inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary.