Synonyms of dissipated

dissipated 1 of 2

adjective

ˈdi-sə-ˌpā-təd 

as in degraded

having or showing lowered moral character or standards

the dissipated and drunken son of the wealthiest man in the county

Synonyms & Similar Words

• degraded
• corrupt
• sick
• loose
• demoralized
• degenerate
• warped
• debased
• debauched
• dissolute
• crooked
• decadent
• perverted
• spoiled
• depraved
• rakish
• unclean
• unwholesome
• libertine
• vicious
• perverse
• dishonest
• wicked
• reprobate
• bad
• contaminated
• tainted
• evil
• rakehell
• bent
• unscrupulous
• immoral
• unprincipled
• jackleg
• cutthroat
• unethical
• sinful
• iniquitous
• nefarious
• miscreant

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pure
• uncorrupted
• incorruptible
• uncorrupt
• honest
• good
• virtuous
• ethical
• righteous
• moral
• principled

dissipated

2 of 2

verb

past tense of dissipate

1

as in dispersed

to cause (members of a group) to move widely apart

dissipated the enemy forces with unremitting artillery fire

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dispersed
• scattered
• dispelled
• disbanded
• squandered
• isolated
• diffused
• segregated
• separated
• cleared out
• split (up)
• disseminated
• parted
• spread
• diverged
• broke up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• collected
• concentrated
• assembled
• gathered
• clustered
• congregated
• ingathered
• united
• unified
• agglutinated
• conglomerated

2

as in spent

to use up carelessly

dissipated the family fortune in reckless business ventures

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spent
• lost
• wasted
• squandered
• frittered (away)
• lavished
• threw away
• misspent
• blew
• consumed
• ran through
• trifled (away)
• depleted
• exhausted
• fiddled away
• played ducks and drakes with
• expended
• disbursed
• indulged
• impoverished
• splurged
• laid out
• overindulged
• overspent
• shot

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• conserved
• preserved
• protected
• saved
• economized
• hoarded
• laid up
• skimped
• scrimped

3

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dispersed
• disappeared
• dissolved
• faded
• scattered
• evaporated
• disassembled
• divided
• disbanded
• melted
• separated
• spilled
• diverged
• fled
• forked
• cleared
• went (away)
• branched (out)
• broke up
• evanesced

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• met
• gathered
• congregated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dissipated

Adjective

Doctors deal each day with tales of the worried, sullen, skeptical, dissipated, desperate. — Michael Stein, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Nov. 2022

Verb

Shower off your plants every couple of days until the smoke has dissipated. — Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2026

But these scenes are filmed with such playfulness that the shock value is completely dissipated. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 31 July 2026

Solid starts have dissipated for the Athletics and the Cincinnati Reds, but each club possesses an interesting young core with some potential to rebound in 2027. — Tim Britton, New York Times, 27 July 2026

After hitting Menasha, the tornado moved over Lake Winnebago and dissipated over water. — Dakota Smith, CNN Money, 27 July 2026

By late that evening, the hurricane center declared Bertha had dissipated. — ABC News, 24 July 2026

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, 15 July 2026

Those looking for leftfield techno bangers might be disappointed with the opener, which feels ghostly and dissipated even by Topdown standards. — Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 6 July 2026