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dispersal

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of dispersal

an act or process in which something scatters or is scattered

  • the dispersal of plant seeds in the forests through natural means
Synonyms of dispersal

disbandment, dispersion, dissipation, scattering
Words Related to dispersal

diffusion, dissemination

breakup, dissolution, disunion, separation, split
Near Antonyms of dispersal

assembly, collection, concentration, gathering

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