Synonyms of disband

disband

verb

dis-ˈband 

1

as in to dissolve

to cease to exist or cause to cease to exist as a group or organization

the university disbanded the committee after the report had been submitted

the rock group disbanded upon finishing their farewell tour

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dissolve
• disperse
• break up
• demobilize

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• join
• unite
• incorporate
• consolidate
• band
• hang together

2

as in to disperse

to cause (members of a group) to move widely apart

police disbanded the rioters with tear gas

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disperse
• dispel
• dissipate
• scatter
• isolate
• segregate
• squander
• clear out
• split (up)
• separate
• disseminate
• part
• diffuse
• diverge
• spread
• break up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• collect
• assemble
• gather
• concentrate
• congregate
• cluster
• conglomerate
• unite
• unify
• ingather
• agglutinate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of disband

The city government is also restarting the interagency Security Infrastructure Working Group, which Mamdani said was disbanded in 2024. — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 29 Sep. 2026

Cobain died by suicide on April 5, 1994, and afterwards, Nirvana’s surviving members disbanded. — Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2026

The Justice Department, for instance, decimated its elite Public Integrity Section in early 2025 while the FBI disbanded a white-collar fraud and public corruption squad based out of its Washington field office. — Patrick Whittle, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026

The instantly recognizable alt-rock group, whose lead instrumentation included baritone sax and two-string fretless bass, disbanded after the 1999 death of vocalist-bassist Mark Sandman. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2026