DISPERSED Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

dispersed

verb

past tense of disperse

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

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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

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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

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Recent Examples of dispersed With support dispersed across multiple parties, no cohesive far-right bloc formed around Bolsonaro to shield him politically. — Cristina Buarque De Hollanda, Sun Sentinel, 9 July 2026 The clouds begin to part The clouds of grief and sorrow that had enveloped Gounder with the approach of the World Cup were dispersed by the bright orange sun of a New York Knicks championship, the team’s first in 53 years. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026 Their warehouse work dispersed to other places, including a barn on Dondi’s Boerne property and nearby storage units the size of a two-car garage. — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 6 July 2026 But today, the winds are weaker, meaning the pollution carried by the air isn’t being dispersed. — Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026 Following the mini concert, attendees dispersed across the property, gathering around a massive outdoor fireplace and weaving through the home’s stylish interiors. — Vogue, 6 July 2026 Employees are increasingly dispersed nationally and internationally, with ever greater demands for flexibility. — Rupert Lee-Browne, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 Police gathered and dispersed — those in uniform and those in plainclothes, all with badges that seemed to glitter everywhere, blinding her. — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026 Six bedrooms and ten bathrooms are dispersed throughout the house. — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 29 June 2026

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Those looking for leftfield techno bangers might be disappointed with the opener, which feels ghostly and dissipated even by Topdown standards.

— Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 6 July 2026
By the evening of June 28, most of the rain had dissipated, though search and rescue operations were ongoing in some parts of Kentucky.

— Christopher Cann, USA Today, 29 June 2026

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Below against Saudi Arabia, Uruguay’s players are scattered around the far side of the box while their opponents set up in a zonal scheme protecting the six-yard box.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 14 July 2026
Multistate, multiprogram fraud schemes used to be nearly impossible to prosecute efficiently because the evidence was scattered across jurisdictions.

— Mehmet Oz, Boston Herald, 13 July 2026

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Demosisto disbanded when Beijing imposed the security law in 2020, which authorities say has brought back stability to the city.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 July 2026
The Kansas Young Republicans organization disbanded last fall after POLITICO released a trove of racist and derogatory messages exchanged in a group chat between young GOP members in four states.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026

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In essence, the three LLCs would have to file a new lawsuit requesting declaratory relief that Freidman's interest somehow disappeared with his death.

— Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
According to the Western Australia Police Force and the victim’s parents, Martyn Tann, then 24, of New South Wales, disappeared on April 2, 2013, and was last seen swimming at Mullaloo Beach, north of Perth.

— David Chiu, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026

Definition of disappeared

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The Sheriff’s Office announced that its attorneys prevailed in court Thursday afternoon, and the temporary restraining was now dissolved.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026
His skin fell off, the membranes separating his organs dissolved, his bones turned to mush, and his head rolled away.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026

Definition of dissolved

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As impact heating faded, the upper mantle cooled, and the once-thin basaltic crust thickened.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 5 July 2026
On Saturday night, the visibility faded to a point where the old-school scoreboard above the center-field bleachers could not be seen from the press box high atop the Friendly Confines.

— Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 5 July 2026

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