Synonyms of dispersing

dispersing

verb

present participle of disperse

1

as in dissipating

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

• dissipating
• dissolving
• scattering
• disappearing
• fading
• disassembling
• evaporating
• dividing
• spilling
• separating
• disbanding
• melting
• diverging
• fleeing
• forking
• branching (out)
• clearing
• going (away)
• breaking up
• evanescing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• gathering
• meeting
• congregating

2

as in scattering

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

• scattering
• dissipating
• separating
• disbanding
• spreading
• isolating
• dispelling
• segregating
• squandering
• diffusing
• disseminating
• parting
• splitting (up)
• clearing out
• diverging
• breaking up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• collecting
• assembling
• gathering
• concentrating
• congregating
• clustering
• agglutinating
• uniting
• ingathering
• unifying
• conglomerating

3

as in dissolving

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

• dissolving
• disbanding
• breaking up
• demobilizing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• joining
• uniting
• incorporating
• banding
• consolidating
• hanging together

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dispersing

Dozens took up paint rollers and brushes before dispersing through the neighborhoods around their schools. — ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026

This sudden phase transition let the target act as an immediate shock absorber, dispersing kinetic energy at the molecular level thanks to graphite’s softer carbon structure. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026

In contrast, peregrine falcons that breed in Alaska migrate almost directly south, dispersing across the Americas to wintering grounds that extend as far as southern South America. — Amy L. Scarpignato, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026

Israeli troops later arrived in Abu Falah and drove up to the village after dispersing the crowd in the olive groves. — Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

Other finds suggested that rather than dispersing, at least some of the town’s citizenry moved to Lauriacum along with the military. — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Last year, Vought mandated that the NIH fund grants in their entirety up front, rather than dispersing funds on a yearly basis. — STAT, 23 Sep. 2026

The Retired Police Canine Foundation was selected as the recipient of these funds and is in charge of dispersing them to handlers across the state. — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026

Open clusters are young clusters of stars that were born together and are now gradually dispersing, and Auriga’s open clusters are some of the best and brightest of their kind in the night sky. — Gemma Lavender, Space.com, 19 Aug. 2026