Incline

Pronunciation: /ˌɪnˈklaɪn/

Incline (verb)

  1. to move your body or head slightly forward or to one side.
  2. to have a tendency or be likely to do something.

Examples

  • She inclined her head to listen better.
  • He inclined slightly to see the screen.

Common collocations: incline forward, incline your head, incline to believe, incline towards, steep incline

Incline (noun)

  1. a surface that is higher at one end than the other.

Examples

  • The road had a steep incline.
  • Cyclists struggled up the incline.

Synonyms of Incline

Formal

Neutral

Antonyms of Incline

  • when referring to a downward slope
  • when referring to removing a slope