Antonyms for disposition
ˌdɪs pəˈzɪʃ əndis·po·si·tion

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1. disposition

   Appetite is used only of the demands of the physical system, unless otherwise expressly stated, as when we say an appetite for knowledge; passion includes all excitable impulses of our nature, as anger, fear, love, hatred, etc. Appetite is thus more animal than passion; and when we speak of passions and appetites as conjoined or contrasted, we think of the appetites as wholly physical and of the passions as, in part at least, mental or spiritual. We say an appetite for food, a passion for fame. Compare DESIRE.

   Compare ANTIPATHY.

   Antonyms:
   antipathy, aversion, detestation, disgust, dislike, disrelish, distaste, hatred, indifference, loathing, repugnance, repulsion

   Synonyms:
   appetency, appetite, craving, desire, impulse, inclination, liking, longing, lust, passion, proclivity, proneness, propensity, relish, thirst, zest

   Preposition:
   He had an insatiable appetite for the marvellous.

Matched Categories

1. • Act
   • Attitude
   • Nature
   • Property

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. disposition, temperamentnoun

   your usual mood

   "he has a happy disposition"

   Synonyms:
   disposal, temperament, tendency, inclination

2. disposal, dispositionnoun

   the act or means of getting rid of something

   Synonyms:
   disposal, tendency, garbage disposal, temperament, electric pig, inclination, administration

3. inclination, disposition, tendencynoun

   an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others

   "he had an inclination to give up too easily"; "a tendency to be too strict"

   Synonyms:
   lean, temperament, magnetic dip, angle of dip, list, inclining, magnetic inclination, tilt, inclination, trend, angle of inclination, disposal, dip, inclination of an orbit, leaning, tendency, propensity

4. dispositionnoun

   a natural or acquired habit or characteristic tendency in a person or thing

   "a swelling with a disposition to rupture"

   Synonyms:
   disposal, temperament, tendency, inclination

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1. dispositionnoun

   Antonyms:
   indisposition, unwillingness, disinclination

   Synonyms:
   temperament, mood, nature, willingness, readiness, inclination, arrangement, disposal, propensity, inclination, proneness, proclivity, bias, bent

How to use disposition in a sentence?

1. Claude Adrien Helvetius:

   There are men whom a happy disposition, a strong desire of glory and esteem, inspire with the same love for justice and virtue which men in general have for riches and honors....But the number of these men is so small that I only mention them in honor of humanity.

2. Lucius Annaeus Seneca:

   An action will not be right unless the will be right for from thence is the action derived. Again, the will will not be right unless the disposition of the mind be right for from thence comes the will.

3. Thomas Jefferson:

   My views and feelings (are) in favor of the abolition of war--and I hope it is practicable, by improving the mind and morals of society, to lessen the disposition to war; but of its abolition I despair.

4. Cook County prosecutors:

   After reviewing all of the facts and circumstances of the case, including Mr. Smollett's volunteer service in the community and agreement to forfeit Jussie Smollett bond to the City of Chicago, we believe this outcome is a just disposition and appropriate resolution to this case.

5. Frank Riccio II:

   While this disposition does not replace that which the boys lost, it does send a powerful message that lying about a serious incident carries serious consequences.

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