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
The dispositions in the Massachusetts arrests were not immediately clear.
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Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
25 June 2026
Change the leader themselves — their behaviours, their habits, their dispositions.
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Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
David Yannetti, representing Officer Nicholas O’Malley, 33, has filed a slew of discovery motions in the case — requesting records of King’s complete criminal history, including all arrests, charges, dispositions, and pending matters from any jurisdiction.
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Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
13 May 2026
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Sophie Hartley,
USA Today,
21 Feb. 2026
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
25 June 2026
Change the leader themselves — their behaviours, their habits, their dispositions.
—
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
David Yannetti, representing Officer Nicholas O’Malley, 33, has filed a slew of discovery motions in the case — requesting records of King’s complete criminal history, including all arrests, charges, dispositions, and pending matters from any jurisdiction.
—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
13 May 2026
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.
—
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dispositions
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Rubens got their opposing temperaments spot-on in a double portrait from 1603.
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The race left relatively normal Democrats like former Controller Betty Yee, former Speaker Toni Atkins, former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, and San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan struggling to gain traction despite having seemingly better temperaments, resumes, and ideas.
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Getty Choosing a college major has always been a big life decision, influenced by not only personal inclinations and talents, but also by starting salaries.
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There were inclinations to not fully believe in their capabilities against Argentina.
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The Supreme Court paused a lower court’s block on the removals while the case is litigated.
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The warning follows a chaotic Labor Day weekend operation in Texas, when a federal judge halted overnight flights deporting Guatemalan children, intensifying scrutiny of fast-track removals.
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Unsurprisingly, no player has been involved in more passing sequences leading to shots than the 24-year-old this summer, given complete freedom to roam and dictate attacks with his abilities on the ball.
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Piercing the sterility of contemporary life with the disruptive transgression of eroticism, Silver’s film features dreamy fantasy sequences that interrupt and disrupt, drawing us expertly into its characters’ sensual and unusual interiority.
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But changing how the world executes agreements was never just about software.
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The company specializes in services like Offer in Compromise, installment agreements, and business tax resolution.
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But as Falcon 9 dramatically lowered launch costs through reusability and SpaceX began dominating global launch markets, attitudes changed.
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It's been a 10-year hiatus from television for him and comes amid shifting attitudes toward cable news shows.
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The same tendencies people are routinely told to correct are, in moderate form, closely tied to a busier, more exploratory style of thinking than most self-improvement advice accounts for.
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Plath shows up in Dederer’s book about (mostly) men who make great art and live monstrous lives (and what to do with them), but only as a woman who turns her violent tendencies against herself.
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Toilets flush more often, disposals run nonstop and hoses stay on for hours to fill kiddie pools or rinse off the grill.
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Clean and flush out drains and disposals well after each use for food preparation.
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“Dispositions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispositions. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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