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

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

Use the endowment income to keep a core faculty that would provide dispersed, online liberal arts education. — Jim Nowlan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026

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

Several vehicles were seized, crowds were dispersed, and arrests and citations were made, authorities said. — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 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

On Monday, security forces dispersed the crowd with paintballs, tear gas, and shots into the air. — Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026

In America, they are dispersed across basketball, football, baseball, wrestling and several other sports long before rugby enters the conversation. — Daniel Gallan, New York Times, 27 July 2026