WELL-DISPOSED Synonyms: 86 Similar and Opposite Words

well-disposed

adjective

ˌwel-di-ˈspōzd

Definition of well-disposed

as in gracious

having an easygoing and pleasing manner especially in social situations a bachelor who has a reputation for being well-disposed, especially towards the ladies

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Many accommodations here have private patios, adding to the feeling of staying in a gracious island home rather than a conventional hotel.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Sep. 2026
Stay at the gracious Hatchery House Bed-and-Breakfast in Weston.

— Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 12 Sep. 2026

Definition of gracious

Adjective

Brisbane 2032 vice president Tim Mander and chief marketing officer Brent Hill told the weekend news conference the accidental release was a pleasant surprise.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
And the owners’ taste, in this case, is pleasant and broadly appealing, complimenting the home’s high ceilings and historic features.

— Kim Velsey, Curbed, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of pleasant

Adjective

The woman and her children lived in the nice part of the house and the foster girls — three to five at a time — ate dinner separately in the basement.

— Joseph Shapiro, NPR, 3 Oct. 2026
In an era where millions of recipes are made for content consumption as much as actual consumption, traveling back in time for someone’s beloved 1970 banana bread recipe sounds pretty nice.

— Candy Hom, AJC.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of nice

Adjective

Her amiable New Yorkers have tougher things to say to each other than ever before.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026
But the underlying difficulties of the three Ts, where the leaders seem to have fundamentally incompatible agendas, remain the thread beneath the ostensibly polite and occasionally amiable conversations.

— Rana Mitter, The Conversation, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of amiable

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