Synonyms of dispersed

dispersed

verb

past tense of disperse

1

as in dissipated

to go off in different directions and cease to exist as a body or unified whole

the crowd dispersed once the show ended

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dissipated
• scattered
• disappeared
• dissolved
• faded
• disassembled
• divided
• evaporated
• disbanded
• separated
• melted
• spilled
• diverged
• fled
• forked
• went (away)
• branched (out)
• broke up
• cleared
• evanesced

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• gathered
• met
• congregated

2

as in scattered

to cause (members of a group) to move widely apart

the family of the missing woman dispersed searchers to all corners of the national park

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scattered
• dissipated
• disbanded
• separated
• isolated
• dispelled
• spread
• segregated
• squandered
• diffused
• cleared out
• disseminated
• parted
• split (up)
• broke up
• diverged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• collected
• assembled
• concentrated
• gathered
• clustered
• congregated
• ingathered
• united
• unified
• agglutinated
• conglomerated

3

as in disbanded

to cease to exist or cause to cease to exist as a group or organization

the campaign staff dispersed almost immediately after the election

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disbanded
• dissolved
• broke up
• demobilized

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• joined
• united
• incorporated
• banded
• consolidated
• hung together

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dispersed

Since the fish dispersed, Bucky Dent and the other bears must also spread out. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 20 Aug. 2026

Such artifacts were increasingly more dispersed in later burial stages. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2026

Amtrak announced last week that $600 million in Federal Railroad Administration grants are being dispersed to rail projects in Chicago. — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2026

Those difficulties are especially acute across Chocó, one of Colombia’s poorest departments, where many small and dispersed communities are connected principally by rivers and waterways rather than roads. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2026

When knowledge is dispersed and conditions change rapidly, routing every decision upward creates delay and turns potential collaborators into internal competitors. — Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026

That means that the money being dispersed is moving more slowly, York said. — Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 6 Aug. 2026

To overcome these problems, the researchers turned to quantum mechanical calculations, which predicted that platinum and chromium atoms would naturally pair up when dispersed inside silver. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 2 Aug. 2026

Video footage early on Friday showed hundreds of migrants gathered on a hill overlooking Ceuta being dispersed with tear gas by Moroccan forces, while others continued to swim to the Spanish territory. — Sergio Rodrigo Ruíz, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026