PREDISPOSED Synonyms: 108 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in prone

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as in persuaded

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verb

past tense of predispose

as in influenced

formal to cause (someone) to be more likely to behave in a particular way or to be affected by a particular condition Past experiences have predisposed her to distrust people. Researchers have identified a gene that may predispose some people to the disease.

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Adjective

Some people are more predisposed to being in a state of sustained levels of stress, such as individuals with neurodivergent brains – who also often also have sleep disorders. — New Atlas, 7 Aug. 2026 Last year, 30 percent of lefties were pronator-biased (and therefore more predisposed to throwing a good non-splitter changeup) versus 26 percent of righties. — Eno Sarris, New York Times, 11 May 2026 Oracles are by their nature enigmatic, obscure, gnomic, a mode that the aleatory perambulations of the Eureka engine would seem predisposed toward producing, but narrative also has a venerable tradition of being mechanically generated, despite the seeming complexity of plot. — Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026 Are older pop fans more predisposed to embrace The Life of a Showgirl than younger ones? — Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 11 Dec. 2025 In that environment, incomplete or out-of-context information is often snipped, packaged to fit predisposed narratives and then rapidly amplified across text, short-form video or audio content. — David Ingram, NBC news, 15 Aug. 2025

Verb

Medvedev, 30, is having the kind of season that might drive a player toward intrusive, existential thoughts — even before considering the fact that he is predisposed to them like few sports stars are. — James Hansen, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 Mice predisposed to retinal disease were being guarded and watched, around the clock, like tiny celebrities. — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2026 And chaga is high in oxalates, so if you’re predisposed to kidney stones, mushroom coffee with chaga might be risky, Moore says. — Stacey Colino, Time, 22 July 2026 People who are predisposed to certain risk factors can also get screened and meet regularly with an aortic specialist. — Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 13 July 2026 Those with a family history of anxiety, for example, may be genetically predisposed. — Kimberly Zapata, Parents, 12 July 2026 In other words, organisms are adapted — genetically predisposed — to achieve things by various means, and the goal is the aspect of fitness the behavior serves. — Quanta Magazine, 8 July 2026 One thing that's helped us tremendously in Sub-Saharan Africa is the PEPFAR program and immunization programs, in which people there thank the United States and are predisposed to work with us. — Margaret Brennan, CBS News, 28 June 2026 Further testing two years later found that the family might be predisposed to ovarian or breast cancer, Evert told PBS in September 2022. — Nasha Smith, PEOPLE, 28 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for predisposed

Adjective

Some more recent studies have concluded that playtime does not promote aggressive behavior in dogs that were not already prone to such behavior.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
Anything that protrudes above the shallow, insulating snow cover is more prone to being damaged by the cold and wind or eaten by wildlife, said plant ecologist Anne Bjorkman of the University of Gothenburg in Sweden.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of prone

Adjective

One man who isn’t swayed is Japan’s richest investment mogul, SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son.

— Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 16 July 2026
Most teams, in fact, decided from the start that pitchers were not in the best position and were liable to be too emotionally swayed to be entrusted with ABS challenges.

— Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2026

Definition of swayed

Verb

Users will not see ads or sponsored links near their conversations, and the chatbot's answers will not be influenced by third-party product placements, Anthropic had said.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Kusama’s art influenced the histories of minimalism, pop art, and performance art; more recently her large-scale installations single-handedly pioneered what is now referred to as experiential art.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of influenced

Adjective

The band had already been in talks with the more pyrotechnically minded Joe Walsh for months, slowly bringing him into the flock with a guest spot at Wembley Stadium.

— Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 30 Aug. 2026
Udas is among a wave of reform-minded politicians who came to the fore after a popular and violent Gen Z uprising last year toppled the country’s political establishment.

— Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of minded

Adjective

While purple has come to represent Swift’s Speak Now era, during that London outing, Swift wore a lilac purple dress with flowers, which fans are convinced foreshadows the primary color and aesthetics of the singer’s 13th LP.

— Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 30 Aug. 2026
Cameron keeps upping the ante, until one becomes convinced the T-1000 is well-nigh invincible.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of convinced

Adjective

In one chapter, Horsch, who died in 2025, claims to have murdered a woman and later disposed of her body through a chemical process.

— Nate Sylves, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
That has raised concerns that pollutants could spread if the debris is not properly sorted and disposed of.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026

Definition of disposed

Adjective

This 24-ounce stainless steel Owala + Starbucks water bottle features a cream-colored finish with vibrant seasonal accents and a playful pumpkin design.

— Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
Dark and colored materials absorb more solar energy and consequently heat up.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2026

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