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
Siddharth Misra, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
But then Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022 and any illusion of free trade in energy dissipated overnight.
—Justin Worland, Time, 6 Mar. 2026
In just a year, Klausner has dissipated the cloud of doubt that was casting a shadow over Dries Van Noten like a threatening storm.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 4 Mar. 2026
The porter's footsteps echoed back into the marbled lobby, and then even the tapping dissipated into the air or the sound of the boat’s engine.
—Vic O'Sullivan, Travel + Leisure, 4 Mar. 2026
Signaling concerns had not fully dissipated, Salesforce on Wednesday gave mixed guidance for its fiscal first quarter, sending its stock tumbling nearly 5% in after-hours trading.
—Nur Hikmah Md Ali, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2026
After the first round of the storm series dissipated Tuesday morning, data showed that much of the Southland had received more than an inch of rain since the storm series arrived, with some locations recording more than 3 inches, according to the National Weather Service.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
But within days, that rosiness dissipated.
—Sam Gringlas, NPR, 13 Feb. 2026
The tense scene finally dissipated, but the ejections didn’t stop after that.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
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
These surges occur because the kinetic energy of the moving mass of oil must be instantly dissipated, resulting in extreme pressure spikes that can exceed the structural design limits of the steel.
—Siddharth Misra, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
But then Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022 and any illusion of free trade in energy dissipated overnight.
—Justin Worland, Time, 6 Mar. 2026
In just a year, Klausner has dissipated the cloud of doubt that was casting a shadow over Dries Van Noten like a threatening storm.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 4 Mar. 2026
The porter's footsteps echoed back into the marbled lobby, and then even the tapping dissipated into the air or the sound of the boat’s engine.
—Vic O'Sullivan, Travel + Leisure, 4 Mar. 2026
Signaling concerns had not fully dissipated, Salesforce on Wednesday gave mixed guidance for its fiscal first quarter, sending its stock tumbling nearly 5% in after-hours trading.
—Nur Hikmah Md Ali, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2026
After the first round of the storm series dissipated Tuesday morning, data showed that much of the Southland had received more than an inch of rain since the storm series arrived, with some locations recording more than 3 inches, according to the National Weather Service.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
But within days, that rosiness dissipated.
—Sam Gringlas, NPR, 13 Feb. 2026
The tense scene finally dissipated, but the ejections didn’t stop after that.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissipated
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Trouvelot cuts into this degraded crater, indicating that the neighboring basin formed first.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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Preserving tissue improves cloning success rates — a lesson Anderson learned the hard way after degraded samples contributed to her four-year wait.—
Ryan Brennan
March 4,
Kansas City Star,
4 Mar. 2026
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The crowd dispersed around noon, grabbing catered tamales on their way out.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
5 Mar. 2026
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Hosted by the Ramona Chamber of Commerce, the studios dispersed throughout Ramona will be open to visitors the weekend of April 11-12.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
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Fifth-year senior Latasha Lattimore, who spent her freshman year at Texas, scored a season-high 28 points and eight rebounds for Ole Miss (23-10).—
Danny Davis,
Austin American Statesman,
7 Mar. 2026
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So as the secure and stable image Dubai spent so long cultivating crumbles, is a mass exodus imminent?—
Tamara Hardingham-Gill,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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El Aissami, who had overseen Venezuela’s energy and economic portfolios, disappeared from public view in 2023 after being accused of corruption.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2026
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But by adulthood, the gap had nearly disappeared.—
Lisa Jarvis,
Twin Cities,
4 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The Shah's regime was corrupt and dysfunctional.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
8 Mar. 2026
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Trump has granted clemency to all manner of criminals from violent January 6 rioters to corrupt politicians and fraudulent businessmen.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
6 Mar. 2026
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Pascal Siakam had 29 points in his return after sitting out three games because of a left wrist sprain to lead Indiana, but the Pacers lost their seventh in a row and fell to the bottom of the Eastern Conference with a 15-47 record.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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On Tuesday, he was forced into a May runoff against Brandon Herrera, a gun manufacturer and YouTube gun-rights influencer who narrowly lost to Gonzales in the 2024 primary.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Mar. 2026
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For instance, just hours after 2,400 Veterans Affairs jobs were dissolved, health care appointments for Illinois veterans were cancelled due to staffing shortages.—
John Atkinson,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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New plays would be born, rehearsed and dissolved.—
Emma Madden,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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As the harried solo parent of a sick child, Byrne lets the camera zoom in so close to her character’s insecurities that the audience breaks out in a cold sweat.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Threats to the environment and wildlife are still ever-present — a new highly pathogenic avian influenza has just hit the state, McGuire said, making birds and now elephant seals in Northern California sick.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Dissipated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissipated. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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