DISBANDED Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

disbanded

verb

past tense of disband

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

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as in dispersed

to cause (members of a group) to move widely apart police disbanded the rioters with tear gas

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Recent Examples of disbanded Last Generation disbanded in January 2025. —

Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 15 Apr. 2026 The group disbanded after Takeoff was shot and killed in November 2022 following an argument that broke out during a private party at a bowling alley in Houston, police said at the time. —

Diego Mendoza, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026 The Atlanta hip-hop trio formally disbanded the following year after Offset and Quavo performed a tribute dedicated to Takeoff. —

Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 7 Apr. 2026 It was supposed to last until July 4 this year but effectively disbanded in November, though even that is in dispute. —

Diane Brady, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2026 Migos disbanded a year after the fatal shooting of Takeoff at the age of 28 in Houston, Texas in 2022. —

Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 6 Apr. 2026 The working group was disbanded in September 2025, and in early 2026 a federal judge ruled that Wright and the Energy Department violated the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (a law that prevents agencies from using secret groups to make policy). —

Anca Gurzu, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Apr. 2026 The franchise disbanded after the 2008 season. —

Doug Feinberg, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026 In Pinellas County, a grand jury in 1987 issued a presentment finding corruption in the Tarpon Springs police department and recommended it be disbanded. —

Lawrence Mower, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026

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How hasn't this family dissolved into chaos like so many other families who argue about politics?

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
Spread the product, or apply the solution dissolved in water, under the leaf canopy in a band around the entire plant, but not directly over the crown.

— Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Apr. 2026