Synonyms of disbanding

disbanding

verb

present participle of disband

1

as in dissolving

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

• dissolving
• dispersing
• breaking up
• demobilizing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• joining
• uniting
• incorporating
• banding
• consolidating
• hanging together

2

as in dispersing

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

police disbanded the rioters with tear gas

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dispersing
• dissipating
• scattering
• dispelling
• isolating
• squandering
• segregating
• separating
• parting
• splitting (up)
• clearing out
• disseminating
• diffusing
• diverging
• spreading
• breaking up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• collecting
• assembling
• gathering
• concentrating
• clustering
• congregating
• uniting
• agglutinating
• ingathering
• unifying
• conglomerating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of disbanding

Other key events took place after the turn to the new millennium, including Charlotte Black Gay Pride holding its first event in July 2005, and Charlotte Pride disbanding in 2006. — Charlotte Observer, 11 Aug. 2026

Gregg Alexander wasn’t planning to make a splashy return with New Radicals, his pop-rock collective that burned bright and fast in the late 1990s before abruptly disbanding. — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026

Trump has mused to friends and advisers about disbanding the office, which has never really fulfilled the vision that Congress laid out for it two decades ago, after the 9/11 attacks. — Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 2 June 2026

In 2021, more than 43% of voters supported disbanding the department as the city reeled from Floyd’s killing and the massive protests and widespread rioting that followed. — ABC News, 28 May 2026

Facing that, disbanding a unit is a rational response. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026

Joined by bassist David Barbe and drummer Malcolm Travis, the group released two albums and toured regularly before disbanding amicably in 1995. — Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 5 May 2026

The Sequence became the first female hip-hop act to sign with Sugar Hill Records and released three albums before disbanding in 1985. — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 8 Apr. 2026

The group released seven studio albums between 1985 and 2011 before disbanding in 2014 after Spinks died of liver cancer, followed by Lewis’ death in 2020. — Annie Harrigan, Billboard, 11 Mar. 2026