Basic Details
Word: Disposed
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Willing or likely to do something; also feeling a certain way towards someone, as in well disposed or ill disposed.
Synonyms: inclined, willing, ready, minded
Antonyms: unwilling, reluctant, disinclined
How to Spell Disposed
Syllables: dis - posed
Tricky part: The s in posed is said like a z, so students write dispozed. It also starts with dis, not des.
Watch out for: dispozed, desposed, disposd
Memory tip: Disposed is dispose plus d. The s keeps its buzzing z sound, the same as in posed and closed.
Usage Examples
Example 1: I am not disposed to lend him money again after last time.
Example 2: The new principal seems well disposed towards the music club.
Example 3: Nobody felt disposed to walk home in such heavy rain.
Fun Fact
Disposed and dispose of look alike but work differently: a person can be disposed to help, while rubbish is disposed of.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word disposed as used in the sentence:
After the long meeting, nobody felt disposed to argue about the budget any further.
a) ready
b) reluctant
c) inclined
d) willing
Show answer
b) reluctant. Someone reluctant holds back from doing a thing, while feeling disposed to it means being ready to go ahead.
Word Cookie
Fill in the missing letters to complete the word:
d_spo_ed
a) a, s
b) i, z
c) e, s
d) i, s
Show answer
d) i, s. The word opens with dis, and the buzzing sound later on is still spelt s.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the letters in the sentence to form a meaningful word:
After tasting the free samples, most shoppers felt peodsids to buy a packet.
a) opposed
b) disposed
c) deposed
d) despised
Show answer
b) disposed. Despised has an e where the jumble has an o, and opposed and deposed lack an i.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A teacher who is well disposed towards a student ____.
a) lives next door to him
b) has never met him
c) feels friendly towards him
d) wants to punish him
Show answer
c) feels friendly towards him
2. If you are disposed to agree, you are ____.
a) too tired to listen
b) likely to agree
c) sure to disagree
d) unable to decide
Show answer
b) likely to agree
