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 There was an audible sound upon impact as the carcass fragmented and bits of flesh dispersed in the water. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 23 July 2026 Maritime travel dispersed rodents and feral pigs across countless island ecosystems. — Elan Abrell, The Conversation, 22 July 2026 According to Heinonen, as many as 20 facilities across Iran produced centrifuges, potentially leaving the machines dispersed around the country. — Chris Boccia, ABC News, 21 July 2026 So your — your hope is that the shares will be dispersed by the end of 2034, just over eight years from now — eight and a half years from now. — Alex Crippen, CNBC, 18 July 2026 This comes after police said officers safely dispersed a crowd Saturday night in Fells Point. — Wbff Staff, Baltimore Sun, 13 July 2026 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

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The musical influence Malcom generated for Angus never dissipated, either.

— Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 16 July 2026
This means that energy gets dissipated as random thermal fluctuations, which are generally of no use to anyone.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 15 July 2026

Definition of dissipated

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Most of the rooms are spread around the Colonial-style main house, and there are several cottage-style buildings scattered across the lawn, too, creating an idyllic, village-like feel.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026
And guards, clustered in small groups, were scattered about the room.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 July 2026

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The Democratic Party that Wu once led has disbanded, like dozens of other civil society groups, citing the political environment among the factors.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 July 2026
Public Citizen’s audit revealed that HHS disbanded about 75 of its 375 advisory committees in 2025 alone — 49 at NIH, nine at CDC and four at FDA — often without any scientific justification.

— A.J. Russo, Baltimore Sun, 26 July 2026

Definition of disbanded

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McComber disappeared the same day Banks' remains were discovered.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026
But over the next 18 months, Poolside largely disappeared from view, while OpenAI and Anthropic ballooned to nearly trillion-dollar valuations with a crop of Chinese labs building open source models nipping at their heels.

— Iain Martin, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of disappeared

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The three-judge panel sharply questioned the Justice Department’s legal claims, saying little had changed since the government last petitioned the court to have the agreement dissolved in 2020 — a request that was rejected.

— Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026
Early tension between Evenepoel and Lipowitz over their co-leader status, meanwhile, appeared to have dissolved.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 22 July 2026

Definition of dissolved

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The Chicago Sky While their city put on a memorable showcase, Chicago’s home team faded into the background during the festivities.

— Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 26 July 2026
Favorite Saratoga Special chased Can’t Sleep until the stretch, faded and finished sixth in the field of eight.

— Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 July 2026

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