Synonyms for Disposition
ˌdɪs pəˈzɪʃ əndis·po·si·tion

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1. disposition

   Appetite is used only of the demands of the physical system, unless otherwise expressly stated, as when we say an appetite for knowledge; passion includes all excitable impulses of our nature, as anger, fear, love, hatred, etc. Appetite is thus more animal than passion; and when we speak of passions and appetites as conjoined or contrasted, we think of the appetites as wholly physical and of the passions as, in part at least, mental or spiritual. We say an appetite for food, a passion for fame. Compare DESIRE.

   Compare ANTIPATHY.

   Synonyms:
   appetency, appetite, craving, desire, impulse, inclination, liking, longing, lust, passion, proclivity, proneness, propensity, relish, thirst, zest

   Antonyms:
   antipathy, aversion, detestation, disgust, dislike, disrelish, distaste, hatred, indifference, loathing, repugnance, repulsion

   Preposition:
   He had an insatiable appetite for the marvellous.

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1. Dispositionnoun

   Synonyms:
   Disposal, adjustment, regulation, arrangement, distribution, order, method, adaptation, inclination, propensity, bestowment, alienation, character, temper, mood. -- Disposition, Character, Temper. Disposition is the natural humor of a person, the predominating quality of his character, the constitutional habit of his mind. Character is this disposition influenced by motive, training, and will. Temper is a quality of the fiber of character, and is displayed chiefly when the emotions, especially the passions, are aroused.

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1. disposition, temperamentnoun

   your usual mood

   "he has a happy disposition"

   Synonyms:
   disposal, disposition, temperament, tendency, inclination

2. disposal, dispositionnoun

   the act or means of getting rid of something

   Synonyms:
   disposal, tendency, garbage disposal, temperament, electric pig, disposition, inclination, administration

3. inclination, disposition, tendencynoun

   an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others

   "he had an inclination to give up too easily"; "a tendency to be too strict"

   Synonyms:
   lean, temperament, magnetic dip, angle of dip, list, inclining, magnetic inclination, tilt, inclination, trend, angle of inclination, disposal, dip, inclination of an orbit, leaning, disposition, tendency, propensity

4. dispositionnoun

   a natural or acquired habit or characteristic tendency in a person or thing

   "a swelling with a disposition to rupture"

   Synonyms:
   disposal, temperament, tendency, inclination

Matched Categories

1. • Act
   • Attitude
   • Nature
   • Property

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1. dispositionnoun

   Synonyms:
   disposing, arranging, arrangement, classification, grouping

2. dispositionnoun

   Synonyms:
   management, regulation, control, direction, ordering, adjustment, disposure, disposal

3. dispositionnoun

   Synonyms:
   tendency, liability, proneness, aptness, adaptation

4. dispositionnoun

   Synonyms:
   temper, inclination, predisposition, propensity, humor, bent, bias, turn

5. dispositionnoun

   Synonyms:
   dispensation, distribution, bestowment

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1. dispositionnoun

   Synonyms:
   temperament, mood, nature, willingness, readiness, inclination, arrangement, disposal, propensity, inclination, proneness, proclivity, bias, bent

   Antonyms:
   indisposition, unwillingness, disinclination

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1. List of paraphrases for "disposition":

   provision, disposal, alienation, elimination, available, liquidation, decision, winding-up, phase-out

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How to use Disposition in a sentence?

1. Cook County prosecutors:

   After reviewing all of the facts and circumstances of the case, including Mr. Smollett's volunteer service in the community and agreement to forfeit Jussie Smollett bond to the City of Chicago, we believe this outcome is a just disposition and appropriate resolution to this case.

2. Edmund Burke:

   But a good patriot, and a true politician, always considers how he shall make the most of the existing materials of his country. A disposition, to preserve, and an ability to improve, taken together, would be my standard of a statesman. Everything else is vulgar in the conception, perilous in the execution.

3. Edmund Burke:

   A disposition to preserve, and an ability to improve, taken together, would be my standard of a statesman.

4. Baruch Spinoza:

   Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice.

5. John Fiske:

   The persecuting spirit has its origin morally in the disposition of man to domineer over his fellow creatures; intellectually, in the assumption that one's own opinions are infallibly correct.