1
as in inclinations
a habitual attraction to some activity or thing
bored teenagers with an aptitude for getting into trouble
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as in talents
a special and usually inborn ability
has an aptitude for math
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Recent Examples of aptitudes
This model reflects Japan’s long-standing corporate culture, which prioritizes new hires for their general potential—their aptitudes and aspirations, as opposed to their current skill sets or university majors—and then trains them on the job.
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Gracia Liu-Farrer, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2025
More money is apt to make homeschooling worse and far less tailored to the individual student and their interests and aptitudes by encouraging parents to substitute pricey group programs for the requisite effort of individualized instruction.
—Marie Sapirie, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Students are sorted into these houses based on their personalities and magical aptitudes.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Aug. 2025
Creativity, insight, wisdom, and empathy—these aptitudes are wholly human and look to remain that way into the future.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 Nov. 2021
Gracia Liu-Farrer, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2025
More money is apt to make homeschooling worse and far less tailored to the individual student and their interests and aptitudes by encouraging parents to substitute pricey group programs for the requisite effort of individualized instruction.
—Marie Sapirie, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Students are sorted into these houses based on their personalities and magical aptitudes.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Aug. 2025
Creativity, insight, wisdom, and empathy—these aptitudes are wholly human and look to remain that way into the future.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 Nov. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aptitudes
Noun
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This is the standard for ramp inclinations that are usable for most people, especially wheelchair users.—
K. Desbouis,
Artforum,
6 Feb. 2026
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Trump’s inclinations to make every race about him could foul this for the GOP.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
26 Jan. 2026
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With Cloutier’s transfer to JSerra, two Fort Worth-area quarterbacks have now taken their talents west.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Apr. 2026
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Follow curiosity, and let your talents breathe.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2026
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Five patterns surfaced again and again—not as hard rules, but as common tendencies among people for whom reading is not a hobby so much as a way of moving through the world.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Apr. 2026
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Genetics linked to a breed help shape common behavioral tendencies, though individual dogs may vary.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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For the third game in a row, Towns — a six-time All-Star specifically for his scoring gifts — was invisible on offense in the first half before imposing his will over the second two quarters as the Knicks attempted to punch themselves back into a game.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Save that extra cash for gifts.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 Apr. 2026
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The caveat is jurors and audiences at home are not allowed to vote for their own country; geopolitical affinities or rivalries often supersede talent.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
31 Mar. 2026
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Players have to create teams that exploit a boss’ weakness in order to defeat them, and that means building up characters that have the right elemental affinities.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2026
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From clothing to toys, knick-knacks to collectibles, all sorts of items were seen for sale on Saturday.—
Heather McRea,
Oc Register,
10 Mar. 2026
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At least Stijn Verhoeven and Ewa Mroczkowska’s nuanced production design for the interiors, including bourgeois homes full of kitschy knick-knacks, anonymous office spaces and frigidly austere villas, tell a story of their own about the material culture of the era.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Aptitudes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aptitudes. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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