Synonyms of disbanded

disbanded

verb

past tense of disband

1

as in dissolved

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

• dissolved
• dispersed
• broke up
• demobilized

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• joined
• united
• incorporated
• banded
• consolidated
• hung together

2

as in dispersed

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

police disbanded the rioters with tear gas

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dispersed
• scattered
• dissipated
• dispelled
• isolated
• squandered
• separated
• segregated
• cleared out
• split (up)
• disseminated
• diffused
• parted
• broke up
• diverged
• spread

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• assembled
• collected
• gathered
• concentrated
• clustered
• congregated
• united
• ingathered
• unified
• agglutinated
• conglomerated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of disbanded

That tradition came to an end with the imposition of a series of new national security offenses in 2020, with civil groups disbanded, some independent media outlets forced to shut down, and most activists jailed or living in exile. — Chris Lau, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026

Trump tapped Kobach during his first term to lead a commission charged with investigating voter fraud, but it was disbanded in 2018 without producing any evidence of widespread fraud. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026

Demosisto disbanded when Beijing imposed the security law in 2020, which authorities said was necessary for the city's stability. — ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026

But August eventually passed, and by September our collective had disbanded for college. — Taran Dugal, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026

After the 2020 security law, leading activists were arrested and civil society groups disbanded. — Kanis Leung, Christian Science Monitor, 30 Aug. 2026

Turkey and Saudi Arabia are particularly pleased that the SDF will be disbanded due to its historic relationship to the Kurdistan Workers Party, a group widely condemned as a terrorist organization. — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 27 Aug. 2026

The Moral Majority was disbanded just before his book was published. — Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2026

The band formed in New York City in 1973, and disbanded for the first time in 1978 after the release of their sophomore album. — Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 24 Aug. 2026