Synonyms of dispatched

dispatched

verb

past tense of dispatch

1

as in sent

to cause to go or be taken from one place to another

dispatched a messenger with urgent news

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sent
• shipped
• transported
• transmitted
• transferred
• delivered
• packed (off)
• consigned
• shot
• rendered
• conveyed
• returned
• passed
• addressed
• forwarded
• launched
• presented
• imported
• exported
• dropped
• advanced
• contributed
• gave
• donated
• handed over
• bestowed
• resent

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• received
• accepted
• obtained
• got
• acquired
• secured
• earned
• gained
• drew
• procured
• garnered

2

as in destroyed

to deprive of life

the exterminator dispatched the termites with professional efficiency

Synonyms & Similar Words

• destroyed
• killed
• claimed
• murdered
• felled
• took
• slew
• slaughtered
• carried off
• assassinated
• croaked
• neutralized
• finished
• did for
• executed
• did in
• made away with
• did away with
• decimated
• annihilated
• butchered
• massacred
• wasted
• snuffed
• whacked
• cut down
• got
• offed
• terminated
• rubbed out
• blotted out
• killed off
• knocked off
• put away
• took out
• martyred
• iced
• mowed
• bumped off
• scragged
• smote
• euthanized
• euthanatized
• put down
• suicided

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• animated
• restored
• raised
• revived
• resurrected
• resuscitated
• nurtured

3

as in assassinated

to put to death deliberately

during his reign of terror the dictator dispatched thousands without the slightest qualm

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assassinated
• murdered
• executed
• killed
• neutralized
• got
• destroyed
• terminated
• slaughtered
• liquidated
• whacked
• slew
• snuffed
• offed
• knocked off
• put away
• took out
• iced
• croaked
• rubbed out
• bumped off
• did in
• claimed
• did away with
• felled
• eliminated
• shot
• massacred
• shot down
• cut down
• butchered
• blotted out
• carried off
• eradicated
• annihilated
• exterminated
• zapped
• wiped out
• smote
• blew away
• mowed (down)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• restored
• raised
• revived
• animated
• resurrected
• resuscitated

4

as in defeated

to achieve a victory over

they dispatched the other team without breaking a sweat

Synonyms & Similar Words

• defeated
• mastered
• overcame
• took
• beat
• got
• conquered
• stopped
• subdued
• surmounted
• bested
• succeeded
• upended
• trimmed
• licked
• overmatched
• prevailed (over)
• triumphed (over)
• got the better of
• won (against)
• finished
• got around
• worsted
• buried
• swept
• routed
• slaughtered
• overwhelmed
• crushed
• did down
• knocked for a loop
• scored
• skunked
• surpassed
• whipped
• annihilated
• bombed
• exceeded
• clobbered
• upset
• flattened
• thrashed
• capped
• trounced
• topped
• excelled
• vanquished
• overbore
• blew out
• flourished
• pipped
• walloped
• creamed
• subjugated
• smoked
• waxed
• skinned
• snowed under
• edged (out)
• eclipsed
• blew away
• overpowered
• broke
• shellacked
• knocked over
• transcended
• unseated
• drubbed
• outdistanced
• outstripped
• overthrew
• knocked off
• outdid
• nosed out
• outshone
• bettered
• aced (out)
• outfought
• overtopped
• outshined

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lost (to)
• fell
• went down
• failed
• gave up
• collapsed
• folded
• washed out
• went under
• flopped
• flunked