as in degraded
having or showing lowered moral character or standards
the dissipated and drunken son of the wealthiest man in the county
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as in dispersed
to cause (members of a group) to move widely apart
dissipated the enemy forces with unremitting artillery fire
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as in spent
to use up carelessly
dissipated the family fortune in reckless business ventures
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as in disappeared
to go off in different directions and cease to exist as a body or unified whole
the fog should dissipate once the sun comes out in full force
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Recent Examples of dissipated
Michael Stein, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Nov. 2022
White’s dissipated dark side was no secret to his friends.
—Nancy Bilyeau, Town & Country, 1 Feb. 2022
The break is so complete that there was little left to tell, just a few years in which Capote becomes a dissipated caricature of himself on the way to a lonely and pitiful death.
—al, 11 Oct. 2021
Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
Chargers The fun that rookie QB Jaxson Dart brought in an upset win in Week 4 quickly dissipated with his three turnovers (two interceptions, one fumble) on Sunday, and the running game was stuck in the mud.
—Chad Graff, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
While some of the tornadoes dissipated quickly, others were more persistent.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 6 Oct. 2025
After Hurricanes Humberto and Imelda dissipated in the Atlantic, forecasters are watching the tropics for any sign of a storm stirring up that might impact the United States, but things are relatively quiet at the moment.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
Once the feud dissipated, Olivia stopped mentioning Taylor Swift entirely.
—Zach Schiffman, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
Particularly today, when we’re all so dissipated.
—Fortune Editors, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
But the chilling effect on pediatric RSV vaccine development following the 1960s disaster has never fully dissipated.
—Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2025
The district-wide turnaround is especially striking since interest in books had gradually dissipated across age groups as smartphone and social media platforms grew in popularity, Conrad said.
—Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Doctors deal each day with tales of the worried, sullen, skeptical, dissipated, desperate.
—Michael Stein, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Nov. 2022
White’s dissipated dark side was no secret to his friends.
—Nancy Bilyeau, Town & Country, 1 Feb. 2022
The break is so complete that there was little left to tell, just a few years in which Capote becomes a dissipated caricature of himself on the way to a lonely and pitiful death.
—al, 11 Oct. 2021
Verb
Priscilla dissipated Friday to the west of Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula.
—Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
Chargers The fun that rookie QB Jaxson Dart brought in an upset win in Week 4 quickly dissipated with his three turnovers (two interceptions, one fumble) on Sunday, and the running game was stuck in the mud.
—Chad Graff, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
While some of the tornadoes dissipated quickly, others were more persistent.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 6 Oct. 2025
After Hurricanes Humberto and Imelda dissipated in the Atlantic, forecasters are watching the tropics for any sign of a storm stirring up that might impact the United States, but things are relatively quiet at the moment.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
Once the feud dissipated, Olivia stopped mentioning Taylor Swift entirely.
—Zach Schiffman, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
Particularly today, when we’re all so dissipated.
—Fortune Editors, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
But the chilling effect on pediatric RSV vaccine development following the 1960s disaster has never fully dissipated.
—Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2025
The district-wide turnaround is especially striking since interest in books had gradually dissipated across age groups as smartphone and social media platforms grew in popularity, Conrad said.
—Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissipated
Adjective
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Lattice’s resilient mesh network ensures that EagleEye remains functional in degraded or jammed environments.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
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Here, settler colonialism is understood as a form of environmental injustice, where pollution and degraded landscapes diminish Indigenous quality of life and ability to be in right relationship with the environment.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
11 Oct. 2025
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When air is stagnant, pollutants don't get dispersed, allowing ozone to build up to unhealthy levels.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
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Someone used pepper spray during the fight and everyone dispersed, police said.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
15 Oct. 2025
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Born in Oakland and raised in Stockton, Martin spent seven seasons in the NFL.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
20 Oct. 2025
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He was arrested again in 2022, spent months in Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison, received an eight-year sentence in 2024 and finally decided to flee the country earlier this month, arriving just in time to premiere his latest film in Cannes.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Oct. 2025
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Although the museum’s alarm system activated the moment the window was breached and police responded within three minutes, the thieves disappeared before authorities arrived.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Climate action plans from the Army, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard have quietly disappeared from public websites in recent months.—
Ames Alexander,
Miami Herald,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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By inviting armed soldiers into our streets, the Governor has sold out our sovereignty to a corrupt politician looking to distract you from the Epstein Files, rising prices at the grocery store, and more Texans than ever unable to realize the dream of homeownership.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
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MacCallum noted that Mamdani had apologized to two dozen members of the NYPD, having previously referred to them as racist, wicked and corrupt.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
15 Oct. 2025
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Back then, Maurico Pochettino’s side lost the Champions League final to Liverpool, finished fourth in the Premier League and reached the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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Tuesday also marked two years since the Leno family lost their daughter Paitynn.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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To detect such a minute signal, the researchers dissolved the powdered rocks in acid, isolated the resulting potassium, and then used an ultra-sensitive mass spectrometer to precisely measure the ratios of the element's three isotopes, according to the new study.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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Under an order issued last week by Immergut, the administration now has 48 hours to request that her second temporary restraining order against the deployment be dissolved.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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Only sea stars injected with Vibrio pectenicida, or with material from sick sea stars, showed signs of disease.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Oct. 2025
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The Aquarium’s Rescue and Rehabilitation team also spends several months every year caring for sick and injured green sea turtles at its Sea Turtle Hospital in Quincy, Massachusetts.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Dissipated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissipated. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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