Synonyms of dispatched

dispatched

verb

past tense of dispatch

1

as in sent

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

dispatched a messenger with urgent news

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sent
• shipped
• transported
• transmitted
• transferred
• delivered
• packed (off)
• consigned
• shot
• rendered
• conveyed
• returned
• passed
• addressed
• forwarded
• launched
• presented
• imported
• exported
• dropped
• advanced
• contributed
• gave
• donated
• handed over
• bestowed
• resent

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• received
• accepted
• obtained
• got
• acquired
• secured
• earned
• gained
• drew
• procured
• garnered

2

as in destroyed

to deprive of life

the exterminator dispatched the termites with professional efficiency

Synonyms & Similar Words

• destroyed
• killed
• claimed
• felled
• murdered
• took
• slew
• slaughtered
• carried off
• assassinated
• croaked
• neutralized
• finished
• did for
• executed
• did in
• made away with
• did away with
• decimated
• annihilated
• butchered
• massacred
• wasted
• snuffed
• whacked
• cut down
• got
• offed
• terminated
• rubbed out
• blotted out
• killed off
• knocked off
• put away
• took out
• martyred
• iced
• mowed
• bumped off
• scragged
• smote
• euthanized
• put down
• suicided

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• animated
• restored
• raised
• revived
• resurrected
• resuscitated
• nurtured

3

as in assassinated

to put to death deliberately

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assassinated
• murdered
• executed
• killed
• neutralized
• got
• destroyed
• terminated
• slaughtered
• liquidated
• whacked
• slew
• snuffed
• offed
• knocked off
• put away
• took out
• iced
• croaked
• rubbed out
• bumped off
• did in
• claimed
• did away with
• felled
• eliminated
• shot
• massacred
• shot down
• cut down
• butchered
• blotted out
• carried off
• eradicated
• annihilated
• exterminated
• zapped
• wiped out
• smote
• blew away
• mowed (down)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• restored
• raised
• revived
• animated
• resurrected
• resuscitated

4

as in defeated

to achieve a victory over

they dispatched the other team without breaking a sweat

Synonyms & Similar Words

• defeated
• mastered
• overcame
• took
• beat
• got
• conquered
• stopped
• subdued
• surmounted
• bested
• succeeded
• upended
• trimmed
• licked
• overmatched
• prevailed (over)
• triumphed (over)
• got the better of
• won (against)
• finished
• got around
• worsted
• buried
• swept
• routed
• slaughtered
• overwhelmed
• crushed
• did down
• knocked for a loop
• scored
• skunked
• surpassed
• whipped
• annihilated
• bombed
• exceeded
• clobbered
• upset
• flattened
• thrashed
• capped
• trounced
• topped
• excelled
• vanquished
• overbore
• blew out
• flourished
• pipped
• walloped
• creamed
• subjugated
• smoked
• waxed
• skinned
• snowed under
• edged (out)
• eclipsed
• blew away
• overpowered
• shellacked
• broke
• knocked over
• transcended
• unseated
• drubbed
• outdistanced
• outstripped
• overthrew
• knocked off
• outdid
• nosed out
• outshone
• bettered
• aced (out)
• outfought
• overtopped

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lost (to)
• fell
• went down
• failed
• gave up
• collapsed
• folded
• washed out
• went under
• flopped
• flunked

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dispatched

On Monday, the Philippine military says a China Coast Guard ship dispatched a smaller boat that approached the Sierra Madre. — Ivan Watson, CNN Money, 24 July 2026

The Israeli military ⁠said it had been dispatched to the area, southwest of the Palestinian city of Nablus, after reports of an attack on Israeli civilians who were hiking there. — Reuters, NBC news, 24 July 2026

The middle vehicles also need to be easily computer-dispatched and not mind waiting. — Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Irvine police officers were dispatched to the city’s Turtle Rock neighborhood after receiving reports of the man outside his home on Evening Breeze with a knife, the Irvine Police Department said in a news release. — Joseph Serna, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026

Having only lost seven of 146 European qualifiers over the previous three decades, Spain were routinely dispatched without Angus Gunn making one great save. — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 18 July 2026

Four helicopters, including a Black Hawk, were dispatched in the rescue operation, and rescuers were lowered onto the slope where the four people were, according to Digi24. — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026

The 17 injured were admitted to Phu Quoc Sun Hospital after two emergency resuscitation doctors and one nurse were dispatched. — CBS News, 13 July 2026

Written and directed by Xing Wenxiong, the film stars Bai Jingting as Superman Wang Changhai, a superhero who is dispatched back to his hometown to form a combat squad. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 July 2026