Synonyms of dispatches

dispatches 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of dispatch

1

as in sends

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

dispatched a messenger with urgent news

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sends
• ships
• transports
• transmits
• transfers
• packs (off)
• shoots
• consigns
• delivers
• renders
• conveys
• addresses
• passes
• launches
• advances
• returns
• exports
• drops
• imports
• presents
• forwards
• contributes
• gives
• bestows
• donates
• hands over
• resends

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• receives
• accepts
• gets
• obtains
• draws
• acquires
• earns
• secures
• gains
• procures
• garners

2

as in kills

to deprive of life

the exterminator dispatched the termites with professional efficiency

Synonyms & Similar Words

• kills
• destroys
• slays
• claims
• murders
• takes
• carries off
• slaughters
• croaks
• fells
• assassinates
• does for
• does in
• does away with
• finishes
• makes away with
• cuts down
• executes
• neutralizes
• snuffs
• massacres
• wastes
• offs
• decimates
• annihilates
• kills off
• knocks off
• rubs out
• butchers
• smites
• whacks
• gets
• blots out
• takes out
• ices
• mows
• scrags
• bumps off
• puts away
• martyrs
• terminates
• suicides
• euthanizes
• euthanatizes
• puts down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• animates
• raises
• restores
• revives
• resurrects
• resuscitates
• nurtures

3

as in murders

to put to death deliberately

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• murders
• assassinates
• slays
• executes
• kills
• gets
• neutralizes
• offs
• snuffs
• liquidates
• shoots
• slaughters
• terminates
• whacks
• knocks off
• rubs out
• takes out
• ices
• destroys
• croaks
• puts away
• does in
• does away with
• claims
• bumps off
• blows away
• cuts down
• zaps
• shoots down
• smites
• massacres
• carries off
• blots out
• exterminates
• eliminates
• mows (down)
• eradicates
• butchers
• fells
• annihilates
• wipes out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• raises
• restores
• animates
• revives
• resurrects
• resuscitates

4

as in defeats

to achieve a victory over

they dispatched the other team without breaking a sweat

Synonyms & Similar Words

• defeats
• masters
• overcomes
• beats
• takes
• gets
• conquers
• stops
• subdues
• surmounts
• wins (against)
• bests
• overmatches
• licks
• trims
• succeeds
• overbears
• prevails (over)
• triumphs (over)
• upends
• gets the better of
• worsts
• gets around
• finishes
• scores
• does down
• sweeps
• buries
• skunks
• slaughters
• overwhelms
• knocks for a loop
• crushes
• surpasses
• bombs
• routs
• excels
• blows out
• exceeds
• whips
• upsets
• annihilates
• blows away
• wallops
• thrashes
• clobbers
• drubs
• flattens
• tops
• caps
• flourishes
• vanquishes
• edges (out)
• breaks
• trounces
• smokes
• outdistances
• transcends
• noses out
• waxes
• overthrows
• eclipses
• knocks over
• pips
• subjugates
• skins
• outdoes
• creams
• knocks off
• overpowers
• outstrips
• outfights
• outshines
• shellacs
• snows under
• unseats
• overtops
• betters
• aces (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loses (to)
• falls
• goes down
• fails
• goes under
• collapses
• gives up
• folds
• flops
• washes out
• flunks

dispatches

2 of 2

noun

plural of dispatch

1

as in letters

a message on paper from one person or group to another

a soldier sending daily dispatches to friends and family back home

Synonyms & Similar Words

• letters
• epistles
• notes
• missives
• memoranda
• memos
• memorandums
• mails
• reports
• communications
• cards
• postcards
• postal cards
• open letters
• e-mails
• billets-doux
• airmails
• electronic mails
• junk mails
• encyclicals

2

as in messages

a piece of conveyed information

a dispatch from headquarters regarding a change in battle plans

Synonyms & Similar Words

• messages
• reports
• letters
• communications
• news
• bulletins
• memoranda
• memos
• memorandums
• communiqués
• notices
• notes
• expresses
• instructions
• epistles
• missives
• tidings
• directives
• commands
• intelligence
• e-mails
• words
• orders
• voice mails
• electronic mails