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

More important than the figures themselves is the engine’s broad, effortless power delivery, which makes the Carrera T feel eager whether carving through a mountain road or dispatching a stretch of freeway. — Bradley Iger, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2026

Tory Burch excels at activating her frow-goers, dispatching content creators like Tefi Pessoa and Kennedy Eurich as correspondents, who saturate social media with guest interviews and interactions. — Joan Kennedy, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2026

The polling punctuates widespread Democratic warnings about Trump laying the groundwork for interfering in the midterm elections by asserting more control over mail-in voting and dispatching Justice Department monitors to polling places. — Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Upgrading mobility dispatching is a foundational investment in building a resilient, efficient and accessible airport ecosystem. — Justin Newell, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026

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

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

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