Synonyms for prone
proʊnprone

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1. prone

   One is addicted to that which he has allowed to gain a strong, habitual, and enduring hold upon action, inclination, or involuntary tendency, as to a habit or indulgence. A man may be accustomed to labor, attached to his profession, devoted to his religion, given to study or to gluttony (in the bad sense, given over, or given up, is a stronger and more hopeless expression, as is abandoned). One inclined to luxury may become habituated to poverty. One is wedded to that which has become a second nature; as, one is wedded to science or to art. Prone is used only in a bad sense, and generally of natural tendencies; as, our hearts are prone to evil. Abandoned tells of the acquired viciousness of one who has given himself up to wickedness. Addicted may be used in a good, but more frequently a bad sense; as, addicted to study; addicted to drink. Devoted is used chiefly in the good sense; as, a mother's devoted affection.

   Synonyms:
   abandoned, accustomed, addicted, attached, devoted, disposed, given, given over, given up, habituated, inclined, wedded

   Antonyms:
   averse, disinclined, indisposed, unaccustomed

   Preposition:
   Addicted to vice.

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1. prone

   Synonyms:
   disposed, inclined, bent, tending, apt, recumbent, prostrate, flat

   Antonyms:
   indisposed, disinclined, unapt, averse, upright

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1. proneadjective

   having a tendency (to); often used in combination

   "a child prone to mischief"; "failure-prone"

   Synonyms:
   prostrate

   Antonyms:
   vertical, upright, erect, disinclined

2. prone, prostrateadjective

   lying face downward

   Synonyms:
   flat, prostrate

   Antonyms:
   disinclined, erect, upright, vertical

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1. proneadjective

   Synonyms:
   prostrate (with the face downwards), recumbent, lying, flat

2. proneadjective

   Synonyms:
   sloping, inclining

3. proneadjective

   Synonyms:
   disposed, inclined, tending

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1. List of paraphrases for "prone":

   inclined, susceptible, likely, exposed, vulnerable, subject

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1. Jay Cowin:

   Like many vegetable oils, soybean oil is highly refined. This means it goes through an extensive process involving numerous chemicals to extract it from corn and make it into oil, this production process makes soybean oil more prone to becoming oxidized — and when we have a lot of oxidized compounds in our body, we put ourselves at risk for multiple diseases.

2. Adam Campbell:

   I realize they’re different, but I tried it anyway given that it appears to be safe and that other preventative measures haven’t worked for me, i seem far more prone to cankers sores when I’m really stressed or sick, so I’m extra vigilant about lysine supplementation at those times. And for me, it appears to be effective.

3. Gearoid Towey:

   I think this is slightly different. There isn't anything, per se, to celebrate. People are locked up in their houses, you're probably going to get some incidents but with all the mental health resources in place, sports will generally know which athletes might be prone to' wigging out'.

4. Matthew Frank:

   Just like with Floyd, Chauvin used an unreasonable amount of force without regard for the need for that level of force or the victim's well-being, just like with Floyd, when the child was slow to comply with Chauvin and [the other officer's] instructions, Chauvin grabbed the child by the throat, forced him to the ground in the prone position, and placed his knee on the child's neck with so much force that the child began to cry out in pain and tell Chauvin he could not breathe.

5. Eryn Jean Norvill:

   In my view, Ms Norvill revealed herself to be a witness who was, at times, prone to exaggeration and embellishment.