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

As a whole, dispersed across the World Wide Web, its river and tributaries, the words and images and videos form a new corpus of word and art. — Sam Kestenbaum, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026

Since 2021, New York has dispersed $70 million in down payment assistance. — Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026

Another is whether the money is already his since half of the funds should’ve been dispersed to him on his 30th birthday in 2023. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026

Once they are dispersed, the seeds will germinate in poor soils, cracks in pavement, rail beds, or disturbed ground. — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 22 Oct. 2026

Riot police dispersed protesters using tear gas, stun grenades, and water cannons. — News Desk, Artforum, 21 Oct. 2026

For an intervention dispersed through a harbor and out to sea, that may be as close as the ocean gets to a meter reading. — Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

More than 300 people also attempted to advance up the Avenue des Champs-Élysées before police dispersed the crowd with tear gas. — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 18 Oct. 2026

There are seven bedrooms and six full bathrooms dispersed throughout, with additional spaces including a billiards room with a bar, a cozy reading nook, and a sun porch with wraparound windows. — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2026