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
Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
Once the feud dissipated, Olivia stopped mentioning Taylor Swift entirely.
—Zach Schiffman, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
As training camp has gone on, Rielly’s energy levels haven’t dissipated.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 2 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
Without paid maternity leave as a full-time realtor, the money that Allan and her husband had saved quickly dissipated.
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
The work didn’t magically get easier, but the panic dissipated.
—Raquel Gomes, Forbes.com, 15 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
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
As training camp has gone on, Rielly’s energy levels haven’t dissipated.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 2 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
Without paid maternity leave as a full-time realtor, the money that Allan and her husband had saved quickly dissipated.
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
The work didn’t magically get easier, but the panic dissipated.
—Raquel Gomes, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissipated
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At the same time, suicide-attack FPVs incorporate AI navigation for autonomous terminal guidance under degraded control.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Oct. 2025
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Under her leadership, the NYBG’s research team has expanded to 81 projects across 79 countries to conserve disappearing plant species, restore degraded ecosystems, and breed crops to withstand drought, sea level rise and extreme heat under climate change.—
Eduardo Garcia,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Economist Pierre Azoulay and colleagues recently imagined an alternative history where NIH was 40% smaller and dispersed less money – a budget akin to current federal proposals.—
Ryan Summers,
The Conversation,
3 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,
30 Sep. 2025
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The wild card here is Mateychuk, who got his feet wet in 45 games as a 20-year-old last season and even spent some time in the top four.—
Harman Dayal,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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After two cycles in which pro-Israel groups spent heavily against left-wing candidates, insurgent Democrats believe the mood has changed.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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The aviator disappeared on July 2, 1937 while attempting to become the first woman to fly across the globe.—
Julia Moore,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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Whatever small bit of hope the Twins had coming out of the All-Star break at 47-49 disappeared almost immediately.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In one of many tonally jarring subplots, Vince works out a scam to burn down his dead mother’s house in Brooklyn to collect the insurance money with the help of a corrupt fire marshal.—
Andrew Bernard,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Oct. 2025
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The writer became inspired to counteract his complicity in a corrupt system.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Since May 2020, at least 20 homes have been lost.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Data from the commission show from 2020 to 2023, consumers lost more than $110 million in scams involving Bitcoin ATMs.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
4 Oct. 2025
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The country is undergoing a regulatory overhaul since Emir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad dissolved parliament in 2024, with reforms accompanied by purging citizenships the government says were fraudulently obtained, though rights groups say political opponents have also been targeted.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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Rolsky agrees with many others that these PVA remnants are too dissolved to define them as microplastics—but for him, that’s precisely the problem.—
Matt Fuchs,
Time,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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But as that incident demonstrated, even a small number of controllers calling in sick can have a big impact.—
Joel Rose,
NPR,
2 Oct. 2025
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Austin Hedges gets sick to his stomach before postseason games.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Dissipated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissipated. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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