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
• swept
• buried
• routed
• slaughtered
• overwhelmed
• crushed
• did down
• knocked for a loop
• scored
• skunked
• surpassed
• whipped
• annihilated
• bombed
• clobbered
• upset
• exceeded
• flattened
• thrashed
• trounced
• capped
• excelled
• topped
• 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

Around midnight on Friday morning, a member of a team dispatched to monitor the lake told CCTV the barrier forming the lake stretched about 150 meters long and 40 or 50 meters high. — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026

The report states that on the morning of May 23, police were dispatched to Jacobs’ home near Green Bay because of a disturbance between Jacobs and a woman described as his girlfriend. — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026

Chinese newspaper Global Times reported that a team had been dispatched to the site by the local Chinese consulate. — ABC News, 27 Aug. 2026

During the early days of the pandemic, Prem and his team dispatched medical staff to Singapore’s checkpoints for virus screening, as well as to foreign worker dormitories to care for workers who fell ill. — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026

Set just before the 1973 Chilean coup, pic stars John Malkovich and Sam Rockwell as CIA agents Chris and Lee, who are dispatched from Santiago to Easter Island by their bureau chief, MJ (Steve Buscemi). — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026

More than 30 fire units were dispatched to the Shadowwood Apartments at 6701 Calmont Ave. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Aug. 2026

Over 100 firefighters have been dispatched to fight the fire. — Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026

The Phils reportedly have dispatched scouts to assess the 27-year-old ahead of his anticipated posting from Nippon Professional Baseball. — Anthony Stitt, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026