penchant

Converse of object

• have: Natural man has a penchant for trying to explain away God.
• show: Elsewhere, analysts often show a penchant for word play to get a point across.
• develop: You may have developed a strange penchant for interior decorating.
• share: Parnell's and Edward Saunderson's shared penchant for ' eighteenth-century modes of thought and expression ' , is another.
• grow: Increasingly, however, investors are ending up with more exposure to residential because of commercial property players ' growing penchant for mixed-use schemes.

Preposition: for

• violence: After hooking up with some old acquaintances, he learned about a new guy in town with a penchant for violence.
• music: Adam Sandler is Little Nicky, a shy and awkward guy with a penchant for heavy metal music and two bullies for older brothers.
• thing: I have a penchant for things that are a bit wacky.
• game: It boasts a 9-hole E G U standard golf course for those with a penchant for the game.
• mischief: Then Hazmat - an eight-foot radiation suit with a penchant for mischief - arrives to make his life a little bit worse.
• travel: The suite life of Britney Spears Pop's beach babe has a serious penchant for luxury travel.

Adjective modifier

• particular: Anyone who has ever read anything about hackers will probably be aware of the particular penchant they have for pretense.
• American: In general, I think the American penchant for playing around -- exploring the limits of the possible -- can be a valuable asset.
• same: The same penchant also afflicts lawmakers at all levels.
• own: Each group becomes passionately addicted to its own dominant penchant or special taste.
• strong: Her strong penchant for adventure and conquest will drive her to have countless relationships.
• early: Another reflection of this battle can be seen in the early saints penchant for dragon slaying.