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as in temperaments
one's characteristic attitude or mood
he has a cheerful disposition and is very rarely depressed
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as in inclinations
a habitual attraction to some activity or thing
a woman with a disposition to fuss about trivial matters
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as in removals
the getting rid of whatever is unwanted or useless
we'll have to find some means for the disposition of all of this junk
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as in sequences
the way objects in space or events in time are arranged or follow one another
planned the disposition of events at her wedding with a precision that military commanders would envy
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as in agreements
an arrangement about action to be taken
all that remains is a disposition regarding the custody of the two children
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Recent Examples of dispositions
But white settlers found their stubborn dispositions too unruly for domestication and their big bodies too tempting a commodity.
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Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2026
The solstice will occur on March 20, bringing with it longer, warmer days, blooming flowers, and overall happier dispositions.
—Christina Perrier, InStyle, 25 Feb. 2026
Despite deep-red voting records and conservative dispositions, many of these counties have few regrets about allowing towering wind turbines and lines of solar panels to dot bits of their countryside.
—Sophie Hartley, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
That includes aliases, date of birth, race, counties of conviction, charges, case numbers, dispositions, descriptions of any identifying marks and tattoos and a photograph of a person.
—Ana Goñi-Lessan, Sun Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2026
The title is a reflection of the brave women who work to solve the mystery—all while maintaining their classy and cordial dispositions.
—Amanda Favazza, Southern Living, 6 Feb. 2026
The Celtics pounded the paint with Neemias Queta and Luka Garza, a pair of bruising bigs who also can force the issue from 3-point range despite their lumbering dispositions.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
What unites these diverse examples is that skills are not traits or dispositions but learnable forms of know-how, visible in consistent performance and increasingly efficient execution over time.
—Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 4 Jan. 2026
However, because the animals' natural habitats share some overlap and both have similarly docile dispositions, zoos often group howlers and capybaras together.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 3 Oct. 2025
Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2026
The solstice will occur on March 20, bringing with it longer, warmer days, blooming flowers, and overall happier dispositions.
—Christina Perrier, InStyle, 25 Feb. 2026
Despite deep-red voting records and conservative dispositions, many of these counties have few regrets about allowing towering wind turbines and lines of solar panels to dot bits of their countryside.
—Sophie Hartley, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
That includes aliases, date of birth, race, counties of conviction, charges, case numbers, dispositions, descriptions of any identifying marks and tattoos and a photograph of a person.
—Ana Goñi-Lessan, Sun Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2026
The title is a reflection of the brave women who work to solve the mystery—all while maintaining their classy and cordial dispositions.
—Amanda Favazza, Southern Living, 6 Feb. 2026
The Celtics pounded the paint with Neemias Queta and Luka Garza, a pair of bruising bigs who also can force the issue from 3-point range despite their lumbering dispositions.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
What unites these diverse examples is that skills are not traits or dispositions but learnable forms of know-how, visible in consistent performance and increasingly efficient execution over time.
—Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 4 Jan. 2026
However, because the animals' natural habitats share some overlap and both have similarly docile dispositions, zoos often group howlers and capybaras together.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 3 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dispositions
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The Singapore Sling and the Million Dollar Cocktail are sisters who share the same DNA and many of the same qualities but possess quite different temperaments and have gone on to enjoy different lives.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Mar. 2026
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Players of all kinds of temperaments, skill levels and game styles have done it, do it, and will do it in the future — and there are methods to the madness that takes over a tennis player in the throes of frustration.—
James Hansen,
New York Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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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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In Washington state, dam removals on the Elwha and White Salmon rivers reopened habitat that had been inaccessible for migrating fish for about a century, allowing Chinook, coho, steelhead and lamprey to return.—
Zeb Hogan,
The Conversation,
24 Mar. 2026
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Beebe joins a growing list of public land advocates documenting the removals.—
Owen Clarke,
Outside,
19 Mar. 2026
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Subjecting them, and us, to a series of repetitive wailing sequences blunts any potential emotional sharpness.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
27 Mar. 2026
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Complications ensue when the Marines invade the island, resulting in battle sequences with lots of pyrotechnics.—
Jeffrey Miller,
Daily News,
27 Mar. 2026
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City officials and economic development professionals have claimed to have signed non-disclosure agreements with the company, limiting their ability to talk about the project publicly.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Mar. 2026
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Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s March 23 visit to Russia included agreements on oil and gas cooperation, alongside nuclear energy, as rising diesel prices begin to squeeze Vietnam’s manufacturing sector.—
Anton L. Delgado,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2026
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This test measures not only resilience but also the various ideological and emotional factors typically associated with it, such as family support, personal competence, and faith in God — a higher score reflects more of these attitudes and supports.—
Namir Khaliq,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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From a public health perspective, understanding these attitudes is essential.—
Emily Bache,
The Conversation,
31 Mar. 2026
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The music business’ macho and misogynistic tendencies had reached a peak in 1987.—
Jed Gottlieb,
Boston Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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By layering indicators such as travel habits, purchase footprints, and neighborhood retail tendencies, Vado builds rooftop-level consumer profiles that may help advertisers identify areas with promising engagement patterns.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
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In fact, plumbers don’t put much faith in disposals at all.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
25 Jan. 2026
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The department says of the 3,077 full inspections this year, 349 of them involved food disposals.—
Jasmine Arenas,
CBS News,
20 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Dispositions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispositions. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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