well-disposed

1. 1.

   inclined to help or support; not antagonistic or hostile

   “a government friendly to our interests”

   “well disposed to the good order and happiness of the United States”

   “a relaxed environment well-disposed to the appreciation of good food and fine wine”

   Synonymsfriendlywell disposed

   Similaramicable

Questions about well-disposed

What does well-disposed mean?

well-disposed means "inclined to help or support; not antagonistic or hostile".

How many syllables are in well-disposed?

well-disposed has 3 syllables: well--di-sposed. The stress falls on "well-".

What is another word for well-disposed?

Close synonyms include friendly, well disposed. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is well-disposed a common word?

well-disposed is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.