1
as in temperaments
one's characteristic attitude or mood
he has a cheerful disposition and is very rarely depressed
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2
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
Deputies will document all referrals and dispositions so the department can track how often services are offered, what resources are utilized and whether those efforts are producing measurable results.
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Sierra Van Der Brug, Daily News, 4 May 2026
The department processed 330 district attorney service requests and 324 dispositions, totaling 654 actions, or about 327 staff hours.
—Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2026
But white settlers found their stubborn dispositions too unruly for domestication and their big bodies too tempting a commodity.
—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
Sierra Van Der Brug, Daily News, 4 May 2026
The department processed 330 district attorney service requests and 324 dispositions, totaling 654 actions, or about 327 staff hours.
—Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2026
But white settlers found their stubborn dispositions too unruly for domestication and their big bodies too tempting a commodity.
—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
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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Who knew that such daring would lead to a film that avoids these inclinations entirely, especially one that could have so easily leaned into controversial territory?—
David Opie,
IndieWire,
15 Apr. 2026
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Samuel Alito’s inclinations have not been hard to discern lately.—
Peter S. Canellos,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2026
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Local advocates say needless removals and inadequate watering are threatening decades of neighborhood cooling and environmental health benefits.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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While a lower court placed a stay on removals while the litigation was pending, the Supreme Court lifted the stay in June 2025.—
Julia Ingram,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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Its AlphaFold system, which predicts the structure of proteins from their amino acid sequences, helped scientists better understand the virus that causes COVID-19 and contributed to advances in protein-structure prediction that were recognized with the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.—
Alison Eldridge,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
11 May 2026
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At the time of the interviews, neither group had compared its sequences to those generated by the other group.—
Helen Branswell,
STAT,
11 May 2026
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They’re caught up in this bureaucratic system, this transfer system, these standardization agreements across state lines, so that anybody can move anywhere.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
12 May 2026
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The Pisces Moon trine Jupiter favors agreements, good timing, and ideas that travel well when spoken plainly.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 May 2026
Noun
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The differences between racial attitudes in America and those in Britain both pushed and pulled him out of his home country, but America needed that gift less than Britain did.—
Brian Seibert,
New Yorker,
13 May 2026
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Like all relationships, the one between writer and reader is changeable—and probably most writers cycle among attitudes rather than clinging to any single one.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 May 2026
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Americans of all political tendencies increasingly favor sweeping, disorienting political change.—
Abby McCloskey,
Twin Cities,
7 May 2026
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With the Jax-sized hole in the cast, the narcissistic tendencies in the other men become more glaring, showing how covert mistreatment can slowly chip away at a relationship.—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
7 May 2026
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The company, advised by Rothschild, is exploring ways to raise fresh money, including asset disposals such as real estate, a source close to the matter said, confirming the Bloomberg report.—
Reuters,
USA Today,
11 Apr. 2026
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In fact, plumbers don’t put much faith in disposals at all.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
25 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Dispositions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispositions. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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