dispositions

noun

plural of disposition
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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3
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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4
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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5
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 If there aren’t personal dispositions from an ethical or medical perspective, there is no reason to completely omit any ingredient from one’s diet. — Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Oct. 2026 Knowledge of the enemy’s dispositions can only be obtained from other men. — Ethan Teekah, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Sep. 2026 Earlier this year, Harrison Street sold a 12-property student housing portfolio for $910 million, one of the largest dispositions in the sector in recent years. — Diana Olick, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026 The state's Clean Slate legislation addresses the criminal records system itself, including procedures for identifying missing dispositions and correcting incomplete criminal history information. — Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 The dispositions in the Massachusetts arrests were not immediately clear. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 25 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dispositions
  1. temperaments
  2. inclinations
  3. removals
  4. sequences
  5. agreements
  6. attitudes
  7. tendencies
  8. disposals
Noun
  • In no small part, the internet and social media have helped create these temperaments fraught with contempt bordering on hatred.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Are there some breeds, some illnesses, some temperaments that are better suited to hospice care than others?
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 29 July 2026
Definition of temperaments
Noun
  • And a lot of the time, people who have these kinds of inclinations towards children are people who were children who were abused themselves.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The trustees feared that if something happened to him, his heir apparent, Robert Kahn, would replace him, and it was known that Kahn had Zionistic inclinations.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of inclinations
Noun
  • The stadium’s public ownership alone does not establish a violation; the government’s involvement in the removals would be a key question.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The 432,000 removals in fiscal year 2013 under Obama remain the highest on record, the report said.
    — Ted Hesson, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of removals
Noun
  • Large language models are designed to predict likely sequences of language.
    — Ethan Stone, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
  • During one of the film’s most unsettling sequences, the main character, Peter, wakes up in bed disoriented.
    — Arryn Robbins, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of sequences
Noun
  • Its treaties and agreements focus on preserving the peaceful, safe, and sustainable use of outer space, preventing collisions, managing space debris, and ensuring responsible operations.
    — David Zamora, Space.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Penalties, consent agreements and decrees have not deterred Meta from using deceptive trade practices.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of agreements
Noun
  • More broadly, a meta-analysis of over 100 studies found that fear appeals reliably shift attitudes and behavior across health and other domains.
    — Monique Mitchell Turner, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Above 5%, however, attitudes began to shift and yields suddenly starting looking like an attractive entry point, compensating even for the risk of inflation above 3%.
    — Fred Imbert,Sean Conlon,Hugh Leask, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of attitudes
Noun
  • Good and bad tendencies overlap and swirl — the Gators, a new property every week.
    — Noah White, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Shultz claims Holmes spotted Balwani’s abusive tendencies and clocked him as the perfect fall guy if things went south.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of tendencies
Noun
  • The usual practice for rocket disposals is to steer them toward reentry over the ocean, suggesting the incident on September 15 was perhaps the result of a botched deorbit burn.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The settlement noted that when notified by the district attorneys of the unlawful disposals, Terminix cooperated and quickly responded to prevent further violations of disposal and privacy laws.
    — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026
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“Dispositions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispositions. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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