DISPOSITION: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for DISPOSITION?

Need another word that means the same as “disposition”? Find 44 synonyms and 30 related words for “disposition” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Disposition” are: temperament, inclination, tendency, disposal, nature, character, constitution, make-up, grain, humour, temper, mentality, turn of mind, proneness, propensity, proclivity, leaning, orientation, bias, bent, predilection, arrangement, arranging, ordering, positioning, placement, lining up, setting up, organization, configuration, distribution, allocation, transfer, transference, conveyance, making over, bestowal, bequest, at the disposal of, for use by, in reserve for, in the hands of, in the possession of, at someone's fingertips

Disposition as a Noun

Definitions of "Disposition" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “disposition” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The act or means of getting rid of something.
• The distribution or transfer of property or money to someone, especially by bequest.
• The action of arranging people or things in a particular way.
• An inclination or tendency.
• The way in which something is placed or arranged, especially in relation to other things.
• The determination of events by divine power.
• Your usual mood.
• An attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others.
• A natural or acquired habit or characteristic tendency in a person or thing.
• The stationing of troops ready for military action.
• A person's inherent qualities of mind and character.
• The power to deal with something as one pleases.

Synonyms of "Disposition" as a noun (44 Words)

allocation	An amount of a resource assigned to a particular recipient. Ticket allocation.
arrangement	The act of arranging and adapting a piece of music. By special arrangement students can take a course in other degree programmes.
arranging	The act of arranging and adapting a piece of music.
at someone's fingertips	100 at equal 1 kip in Laos.
at the disposal of	100 at equal 1 kip in Laos.
bent	An area of grassland unbounded by fences or hedges. She had no natural bent for literature.
bequest	A gift of personal property by will. A painting acquired by bequest.
bestowal	A gift that is bestowed or conferred.
bias	A direction diagonal to the weave of a fabric. There was evidence of bias against foreign applicants.
character	A person seen in terms of a particular aspect of character. Shady characters.
configuration	Any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline. The outcome depends on the configuration of influences at the time.
constitution	The constitution written at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 and subsequently ratified by the original thirteen states. Britain lacks a codified constitution.
conveyance	The act of moving something from one location to another. The wife s solicitors will submit a draft conveyance or transfer to the husband s solicitors.
disposal	A kitchen appliance for disposing of garbage. Consents for disposals at sea.
distribution	The action or process of supplying goods to retailers. Unequal distributions of income and wealth.
for use by	A particular service.
grain	1 7000 pound equals a troy grain or 64 799 milligrams. There was a grain of truth in what he said.
humour	The ability to express humour or amuse other people. The clash hadn t improved his humour.
in reserve for	A unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot.
in the hands of	A state in midwestern United States.
in the possession of	A rare soft silvery metallic element; occurs in small quantities in sphalerite.
inclination	(geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis. John was a scientist by training and inclination.
leaning	A natural inclination. His early leanings towards socialism.
lining up	The act of attaching an inside lining (to a garment or curtain etc.
make-up	The way in which someone or something is composed.
making over	The act that results in something coming to be.
mentality	A habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations. I had inherited not only my father s blood but his bourgeois mentality as well.
nature	The essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized. It is the nature of fire to burn.
ordering	The act of putting things in a sequential arrangement. There were mistakes in the ordering of items on the list.
organization	The activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically. The spatial organization of the cells.
orientation	The act of orienting. Showed a Marxist orientation.
placement	The act of putting something in a certain place. A placement in a special school.
positioning	The post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another.
predilection	A predisposition in favor of something. My predilection for Asian food.
proclivity	A tendency to choose or do something regularly; an inclination or predisposition towards a particular thing. A proclivity for hard work.
proneness	Liability to suffer from or experience something disagreeable; susceptibility. His proneness to injury will seriously mar a promising career.
propensity	A natural inclination. His propensity for violence.
setting up	The physical position of something.
temper	A person’s state of mind seen in terms of their being angry or calm. I only said it in a fit of temper.
temperament	The adjustment of intervals in tuning a piano or other musical instrument so as to fit the scale for use in different keys in equal temperament the octave consists of twelve equal semitones. She had an artistic temperament.
tendency	An attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others. For students there is a tendency to socialize in the evenings.
transfer	Someone who transfers or is transferred from one position to another. The best student was a transfer from LSU.
transference	The redirection to a substitute usually a therapist of emotions that were originally felt in childhood in a phase of analysis called transference neurosis. Therapy is aided by the patient s transference to the analyst as mother.
turn of mind	An unforeseen development.

Usage Examples of "Disposition" as a noun

• This is a tax which affects the disposition of assets on death.
• A swelling with a disposition to rupture.
• If Napoleon had had railways at his disposition, he would have been invincible.
• The judge's disposition to clemency.
• The plan shows the disposition of the rooms.
• He has the disposition of a saint.
• The prerogative gives the state widespread powers regarding the disposition and control of the armed forces.
• The Prime Minister has shown a disposition to alter policies.
• Your sunny disposition has a way of rubbing off on those around you.
• He has a happy disposition.
• The new strategic dispositions of our forces.

Associations of "Disposition" (30 Words)

amazed	Greatly surprised; astonished. She shook her head in amazed disbelief.
behavioral	Of or relating to behavior. Behavioral sciences.
celebratory	Feeling or expressing happiness and pride. Several celebratory birthday champagnes.
character	A characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something. She is the main character in the novel.
characteristic	The integer part positive or negative of the representation of a logarithm in the expression log 643 2 808 the characteristic is 2. He began with a characteristic attack on extremism.
congratulatory	Conveying good wishes or praise to someone in response to an achievement or special occasion. As well as a congratulatory message from the Queen Elsie received many cards and flowers.
depressed	Filled with melancholy and despondency. Depressed by the loss of his job.
depression	A period during the 1930s when there was a worldwide economic depression and mass unemployment. The depression in the housing market.
despondent	In low spirits from loss of hope or courage. She grew more and more despondent.
disappointed	Sad or displeased because someone or something has failed to fulfil one’s hopes or expectations. The rising was a revolution of disappointed hopes.
dismal	(of a person or their mood) gloomy. The first dismal dispiriting days of November.
elegiac	Verses in an elegiac metre. Haunting and elegiac poems.
elegy	(in Greek and Latin verse) a poem written in elegiac couplets, as notably by Catullus and Propertius.
excitable	(of tissue or a cell) responsive to stimulation. These alkaloids act on nerve cells to make them more excitable.
hopeless	Without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success. With a hopeless sigh he sat down.
innate	Present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development. An innate talent.
intrinsic	Belonging to a thing by its very nature. Form was treated as something intrinsic as the very essence of the thing.
low	Used of sounds and voices low in pitch or frequency. The low neckline of her blouse.
melancholy	Having a feeling of melancholy sad and pensive. The melancholy tone of her writing.
mood	(especially of music) inducing or suggestive of a particular feeling or state of mind. He was obviously in a mood.
nature	The physical force regarded as causing and regulating the phenomena of the world. I m not violent by nature.
personality	The combination of characteristics or qualities that form an individual’s distinctive character. She s always had loads of personality.
predisposition	A disposition in advance to react in a particular way. A child may inherit a predisposition to schizophrenia.
quarrelsome	Given to or characterized by quarrelling. Quarrelsome when drinking.
spoilsport	A person who behaves in a way that spoils others’ pleasure, especially by not joining in an activity. Don t be a spoilsport Sidney.
surly	Inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace. A surly waiter.
temper	Make more temperate acceptable or suitable by adding something else. The display is a single sheet of glass tempered for strength.
temperament	The adjustment of intervals in tuning a piano or other musical instrument so as to fit the scale for use in different keys in equal temperament the octave consists of twelve equal semitones. He had begun to show signs of temperament.
tendency	A characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect. For students there is a tendency to socialize in the evenings.
whim	A windlass for raising ore or water from a mine. He appeared and disappeared at whim.