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. Epictetus:

   If you do not wish to be prone to anger, do not feed the habit; give it nothing which may tend to its increase.

2. Abhinav Diwan:

   Clearly, there is need for caution, because diabetic people are prone to hypoglycemic episodes, and hypoglycemia can be fatal, people do not want to put them themselves at risk by fasting without consulting a doctor.

3. Rachel Grant:

   Animals have the potential to be reliable forecasters of earthquakes and could be used alongside other monitoring systems, the system could be used in developing and earthquake-prone countries, it is affordable and feasible to implement as it just requires someone to monitor animal behavior... there is no need for satellites.

4. Jim McGovern:

   I wish we weren't going down this road right now, we're now prone to too many generalizations here that paint people here with a broad brush that is inaccurate. And I think if we want to get back to a time where we can actually find common ground, we all got to kind of cool it a little bit.

5. Otis Brawley:

   Survival analysis is prone to some biases, which can mislead even the most experienced of clinical trialists.