Synonyms of disperses

disperses

verb

present tense third-person singular of disperse

1

as in dissipates

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

• dissipates
• disappears
• dissolves
• scatters
• fades
• disassembles
• evaporates
• divides
• diverges
• separates
• melts
• spills
• disbands
• branches (out)
• flees
• clears
• goes (away)
• forks
• breaks up
• evanesces

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• meets
• gathers
• congregates

2

as in scatters

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

• scatters
• dissipates
• disbands
• separates
• dispels
• isolates
• spreads
• squanders
• segregates
• diffuses
• disseminates
• parts
• splits (up)
• diverges
• clears out
• breaks up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• collects
• concentrates
• gathers
• assembles
• clusters
• congregates
• unites
• agglutinates
• unifies
• conglomerates
• ingathers

3

as in disbands

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

• disbands
• dissolves
• breaks up
• demobilizes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• joins
• unites
• incorporates
• consolidates
• bands
• hangs together

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of disperses

Laser fusion follows another route, compressing and heating a tiny fuel pellet so reactions occur before the fuel disperses. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026

A lot of the time, Deadline first exclusively breaks news that disperses to other outlets and, eventually, social media. — The Deadline Team, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026

Dark skies as a natural resource After Kelsey speaks, the crowd disperses to already set-up array of telescopes. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2026

The transfer station disperses collected waste to Waste Management facilities. — Caden Perry, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2026

Used in the group’s previous drone research, this landing gear disperses energy to reduce impact and overcomes multiple engineering challenges. — Tim Hornyak, IEEE Spectrum, 18 Aug. 2026

As the Night Court’s Inner Circle disperses far and wide, desperate for any advantage against Koschei and his mighty allies, peace hangs by a fragile thread. — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026

This one has built-in UPF 50-plus sun protection and HydroFreeze X technology that wicks and disperses sweat, using moisture and airflow to create a cooling effect. — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 14 Aug. 2026

The Shark Lab eliminated sight (limited horizontal visibility) and odor (disperses too quickly in water) as the reason a shark might react from so far away. — Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026