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

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

Competing alongside two Americans, Roper (John Saxon) and Williams (Jim Kelly), Lee methodically dispatches Han’s henchmen and avenges his sister’s death in the process. — David Faris, TheWeek, 20 May 2026

Noun

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

Anchors hold forth from behind a desk, throwing to a variety of stories, dispatches from correspondents and newsmaker interviews. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026

That standard still holds for his frequent barrages of boasts, insults, threats, grouses and indecipherable dispatches via Truth Social. — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2026

Plus, follow along with our live blog today for dispatches from our reporters at polling places, watch parties and more. — Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 10 Aug. 2026

An analogue is Grace Paley’s stories in The Little Disturbances of Man, published in 1959, which broadcast domestic dispatches from Manhattan’s Greenwich Village. — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

For more details on the hearing and the arguments, read IndyStar's on-the-ground dispatches from the July 28 meeting. — Cate Charron, IndyStar, 29 July 2026

The series of intimate dispatches was widely credited for its courage and also for raising awareness of the disease, which strikes men far less often than women. — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 July 2026

His jogging dispatches have become a fixture on LinkedIn with nearly 50 running videos filmed in the past year. — Rachel Ventresca, Fortune, 5 July 2026