Synonyms of dispatches

dispatches 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of dispatch

1

as in sends

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

dispatched a messenger with urgent news

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sends
• ships
• transports
• transmits
• transfers
• packs (off)
• shoots
• consigns
• delivers
• renders
• conveys
• addresses
• passes
• launches
• advances
• returns
• exports
• drops
• imports
• presents
• forwards
• contributes
• gives
• bestows
• donates
• hands over
• resends

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• receives
• accepts
• gets
• obtains
• draws
• acquires
• earns
• secures
• gains
• procures
• garners

2

as in kills

to deprive of life

the exterminator dispatched the termites with professional efficiency

Synonyms & Similar Words

• kills
• destroys
• slays
• claims
• murders
• takes
• carries off
• slaughters
• croaks
• fells
• assassinates
• does for
• does in
• does away with
• finishes
• cuts down
• executes
• makes away with
• neutralizes
• snuffs
• massacres
• wastes
• offs
• decimates
• annihilates
• kills off
• knocks off
• smites
• butchers
• rubs out
• whacks
• gets
• takes out
• ices
• blots out
• mows
• puts away
• terminates
• martyrs
• bumps off
• scrags
• suicides
• euthanizes
• puts down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• animates
• raises
• restores
• revives
• resurrects
• resuscitates
• nurtures

3

as in murders

to put to death deliberately

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• murders
• assassinates
• slays
• executes
• kills
• gets
• neutralizes
• offs
• snuffs
• liquidates
• shoots
• slaughters
• terminates
• whacks
• knocks off
• rubs out
• takes out
• ices
• destroys
• croaks
• puts away
• does in
• does away with
• claims
• bumps off
• blows away
• cuts down
• zaps
• shoots down
• smites
• massacres
• carries off
• blots out
• exterminates
• eliminates
• mows (down)
• eradicates
• butchers
• fells
• annihilates
• wipes out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• raises
• restores
• animates
• revives
• resurrects
• resuscitates

4

as in defeats

to achieve a victory over

they dispatched the other team without breaking a sweat

Synonyms & Similar Words

• defeats
• masters
• overcomes
• beats
• takes
• gets
• conquers
• stops
• subdues
• surmounts
• wins (against)
• bests
• overmatches
• licks
• trims
• succeeds
• overbears
• prevails (over)
• triumphs (over)
• upends
• gets the better of
• worsts
• gets around
• finishes
• does down
• scores
• sweeps
• buries
• skunks
• slaughters
• overwhelms
• knocks for a loop
• crushes
• bombs
• surpasses
• routs
• excels
• blows out
• exceeds
• whips
• upsets
• annihilates
• blows away
• wallops
• thrashes
• clobbers
• drubs
• flattens
• tops
• caps
• flourishes
• vanquishes
• edges (out)
• breaks
• trounces
• smokes
• outdistances
• noses out
• waxes
• transcends
• overthrows
• eclipses
• knocks over
• pips
• subjugates
• skins
• outdoes
• creams
• knocks off
• overpowers
• outstrips
• outfights
• outshines
• shellacs
• snows under
• unseats
• overtops
• betters
• aces (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loses (to)
• falls
• goes down
• fails
• goes under
• collapses
• gives up
• folds
• flops
• washes out
• flunks

dispatches

2 of 2

noun

plural of dispatch

1

as in letters

a message on paper from one person or group to another

a soldier sending daily dispatches to friends and family back home

Synonyms & Similar Words

• letters
• epistles
• notes
• missives
• memos
• memorandums
• mails
• reports
• communications
• cards
• postcards
• postal cards
• open letters
• e-mails
• billets-doux
• airmails
• electronic mails
• junk mails
• encyclicals

2

as in messages

a piece of conveyed information

a dispatch from headquarters regarding a change in battle plans

Synonyms & Similar Words

• messages
• reports
• letters
• communications
• news
• bulletins
• memos
• memorandums
• communiqués
• notices
• notes
• expresses
• instructions
• epistles
• missives
• tidings
• directives
• commands
• intelligence
• e-mails
• words
• orders
• voice mails
• electronic mails

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dispatches

Verb

Even though the department no longer dispatches officers to the scenes of minor accidents, LAPD statistics show that enforcement the department’s 308-member traffic bureau has gone up. — Hailey Wang, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

The officer immediately dispatches that shots had been fired. — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2026

While Skokie has taken the co-responder approach, Evanston dispatches a civilian-only force to respond to certain calls. — Shun Graves, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026

Instead, calls to the county’s Department of Mental Health help line, which dispatches the mobile response teams, increased by 31% during that same time period. — Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 11 Aug. 2026

One night, a cockroach breaches his citadel, and Pratt swiftly dispatches it. — Asim Ali, Time, 1 Aug. 2026

Stand Up Placer officials said the organization’s Domestic Violence Emergency Response Team, which dispatches advocates to hospitals and crime scenes alongside law enforcement, responded to 856 callouts, up from 812 the year before. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026

Tax season is busy, but the IRS dispatches extra agents to answer calls in the weeks leading up to April 15. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 27 June 2026

Robin quickly and viscerally dispatches his foe, before going up against a larger swath of enemies who are targeting his former partner-in-banditry Little John (played by Bill Skarsgård). — David Sims, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026

Noun

Ada Scott, an elderly reporter who was close to retirement, regularly wrote glowing dispatches about Puente in the 1960s for The East Yolo Record, a newspaper that operated in what is now West Sacramento. — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2026

In the spirit of snacking, here are bite-sized dispatches from some of the Vogue team’s favorite foods at fashion week. — Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2026

As Washington dispatches envoys and Ukraine hits a key Russian Black Sea naval base, both sides dig in for a grinding war that Zelensky warns must bring real consequences for Moscow. — Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

For common-sense dispatches from the frontier of ETF proliferation and smart portfolio construction, check out the X account and research pieces of Morningstar Research's Jeffrey Ptak. — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2026

Xinhua News has issued official reports about the disaster and technical dispatches about the science of the glacial lakes. — ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026

Once Lamb starts publishing daily dispatches about her abduction at the hands of Indo‑Trinidadian radicals demanding a ransom, the writing is on the walls that this woman is going to die. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2026

The chattiness of Eddy’s dispatches does little to conceal that the novel’s Jamaica is a grim place for gay men. — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

The City Council is now considering a bill that would require City Hall to issue emergency notifications any time FDNY EMS has more than 25 pending ambulance dispatches. — Ali Bauman, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026