Synonyms of dispatching

dispatching

verb

present participle of dispatch

1

as in sending

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

dispatched a messenger with urgent news

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sending
• transporting
• transmitting
• shipping
• transferring
• shooting
• consigning
• packing (off)
• delivering
• rendering
• conveying
• passing
• launching
• forwarding
• addressing
• importing
• returning
• advancing
• exporting
• presenting
• dropping
• giving
• contributing
• donating
• bestowing
• handing over
• resending

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• receiving
• accepting
• obtaining
• getting
• securing
• acquiring
• drawing
• earning
• gaining
• procuring
• garnering

2

as in killing

to deprive of life

the exterminator dispatched the termites with professional efficiency

Synonyms & Similar Words

• killing
• destroying
• slaying
• claiming
• taking
• murdering
• slaughtering
• felling
• carrying off
• assassinating
• doing away with
• neutralizing
• doing for
• doing in
• finishing
• croaking
• executing
• wasting
• annihilating
• decimating
• massacring
• butchering
• whacking
• cutting down
• snuffing
• making away with
• smiting
• offing
• terminating
• getting
• mowing
• taking out
• killing off
• putting away
• knocking off
• blotting out
• icing
• scragging
• bumping off
• rubbing out
• martyring
• euthanizing
• putting down
• suiciding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• restoring
• animating
• raising
• reviving
• resurrecting
• nurturing
• resuscitating

3

as in murdering

to put to death deliberately

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• murdering
• assassinating
• executing
• slaying
• killing
• neutralizing
• getting
• slaughtering
• liquidating
• terminating
• whacking
• snuffing
• destroying
• shooting
• offing
• taking out
• putting away
• doing away with
• icing
• doing in
• knocking off
• croaking
• bumping off
• rubbing out
• claiming
• eliminating
• massacring
• smiting
• exterminating
• zapping
• cutting down
• eradicating
• butchering
• blowing away
• shooting down
• annihilating
• felling
• carrying off
• blotting out
• mowing (down)
• wiping out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• restoring
• raising
• reviving
• animating
• resurrecting
• resuscitating

4

as in defeating

to achieve a victory over

they dispatched the other team without breaking a sweat

Synonyms & Similar Words

• defeating
• overcoming
• mastering
• beating
• taking
• getting
• conquering
• stopping
• subduing
• surmounting
• upending
• trimming
• licking
• besting
• succeeding
• overmatching
• winning (against)
• prevailing (over)
• overbearing
• finishing
• triumphing (over)
• worsting
• getting the better of
• getting around
• slaughtering
• burying
• doing down
• sweeping
• crushing
• routing
• scoring
• skunking
• annihilating
• whipping
• clobbering
• surpassing
• knocking for a loop
• exceeding
• overwhelming
• upsetting
• capping
• bombing
• flattening
• thrashing
• vanquishing
• trouncing
• excelling
• subjugating
• topping
• walloping
• skinning
• blowing out
• overthrowing
• flourishing
• drubbing
• pipping
• creaming
• edging (out)
• unseating
• blowing away
• breaking
• nosing out
• outdistancing
• waxing
• transcending
• smoking
• overpowering
• outdoing
• shellacking
• outfighting
• eclipsing
• outstripping
• outshining
• bettering
• knocking over
• knocking off
• snowing under
• overtopping
• acing (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• losing (to)
• falling
• going down
• failing
• giving up
• collapsing
• folding
• going under
• flopping
• washing out
• flunking

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dispatching

Instead, the sheriff accelerated his plans, dispatching armed deputies from Riverside County’s Special Investigations Bureau, Emergency Response Team and SWAT unit to sweep up the votes. — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

Those efforts have included dispatching a senior envoy to discuss ending Iranian airline Mahan Air’s flights to Oman, according to a Treasury Department spokesperson. — Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2026

His plan for dispatching this Dirty Baker’s Dozen is to draw as many of them to him as possible, leaving Green and Jacob to shoot the rest. — Chris Klimek, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2026

Instead of dispatching a service van ($150 to $300 in fuel and labor) and navigating traffic, the technician accessed the multitenant dashboard. — Robert Messer, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Two McDonald’s trailers were dispatching Quarter-pounders and Chicken McNuggets with the same military efficiency shown at the restaurants. — Devin Friedman, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026

In the men’s draw, Belgium’s Alexander Blockx continued his breakout run, dispatching Argentine ​24th seed Francisco Cerundolo ​6-3, 4-6, 7-5, 7-5 ⁠to reach his first Grand Slam quarterfinal. — Reuters, NBC news, 7 Sep. 2026

After dispatching Zakharova, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (3), Osaka explained her look. — Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026

Copeland and Cage have reigned supreme over the tag team division since then, dispatching The Death Riders and The Dogs in separate matches. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2026