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
Abby McCloskey, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
The best solution is radiators, which move liquids out to giant panels where the heat can be dissipated.
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 3 Apr. 2026
The whir of an ambulance rose and dissipated, leaving behind the hum of rolling traffic.
—Danielle Parker, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
Thick, fluffy clouds that had been surrounding the launch pad have mostly dissipated.
—Charlie Gile, NBC news, 1 Apr. 2026
N'dea Yancey-Bragg As oral arguments got underway, the line to get into the court dissipated.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
Any hope that the adrenaline of the regular season, or even of a short outing from the pen, would juice his velo dissipated.
—Tim Britton, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
But tensions within the American Jewish community have hardly dissipated since a peace deal was signed, in October, 2025.
—Eyal Press, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Now that the trough has dissipated, the heat was back on.
—Ray Stern, AZCentral.com, 25 Mar. 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
The pandemic dissipated, but the screens stayed.
—Abby McCloskey, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
The best solution is radiators, which move liquids out to giant panels where the heat can be dissipated.
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 3 Apr. 2026
The whir of an ambulance rose and dissipated, leaving behind the hum of rolling traffic.
—Danielle Parker, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
Thick, fluffy clouds that had been surrounding the launch pad have mostly dissipated.
—Charlie Gile, NBC news, 1 Apr. 2026
N'dea Yancey-Bragg As oral arguments got underway, the line to get into the court dissipated.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
Any hope that the adrenaline of the regular season, or even of a short outing from the pen, would juice his velo dissipated.
—Tim Britton, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
But tensions within the American Jewish community have hardly dissipated since a peace deal was signed, in October, 2025.
—Eyal Press, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Now that the trough has dissipated, the heat was back on.
—Ray Stern, AZCentral.com, 25 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissipated
Adjective
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But its conventional naval power looks severely degraded, while Western allies retain strong minesweeping capabilities that could be deployed to keep global trade flowing.—
Newsweek Editors,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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Drawing this degraded, sour crude is akin to pumping industrial poison through our midstream and downstream networks.—
Siddharth Misra,
Fortune,
28 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The crowd still debated defiance but dispersed at the last possible moment.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
31 Mar. 2026
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That said, Saturday's attendance was difficult to estimate since the crowd was dispersed around the Statehouse grounds.—
Cate Charron,
IndyStar,
30 Mar. 2026
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Del Río collaborates with the National Institute of Anthropology and History and has spent three decades exploring the cenotes.—
Ryan Brennan
April 4,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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Freshman Blanca Quinonez, who helped carry the team through poor offensive performances in the Fort Worth regional, spent most of the game on the bench due to foul trouble and finished with just five points and two turnovers.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
4 Apr. 2026
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Violence is used to enforce discipline, and those accused of theft or rule violations may be executed or disappeared.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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In 2022, six weeks after a new police commissioner formed the Gilgo Beach task force, detectives identified Heuermann as a suspect by using a vehicle registration database to connect him to a pickup truck that a witness reported seeing when one of the victims disappeared in 2010.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Today, Christians observe Good Friday — a day when corrupt religious and political forces crucified Jesus of Nazareth as a common criminal on a rubbish heap outside the city walls of Jerusalem.—
Peter Cook,
New York Daily News,
3 Apr. 2026
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First there’s Phil Reizenstein, who, during a long career plumbing the depths of Magic City jurisprudence, has represented a former telenovela actor who killed a motorist in a road rage incident, as well as a DEA agent in an investigation into corrupt activities.—
Nate Freeman,
Vanity Fair,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Some athletes are better at moving on to their next phase, while countless others are lost when their bodies can no longer do the activity that gave him their identity, and their purpose.—
Mac Engel
April 9,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Apr. 2026
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The Timberwolves, who have lost five of seven, played without Anthony Edwards (right knee injury) and four players who started Tuesday night's win at Indiana that clinched their Western Conference playoff spot.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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In 2024, Mizzou dissolved its inclusion, diversity and equity division to avoid budget cuts proposed by anti-DEI state legislators.—
Jack Harvel
April 7,
Kansas City Star,
7 Apr. 2026
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Once the sugar is dissolved, remove the pan from the heat and add a handful of your favorite fresh herbs.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The vlogger Jordan Cheyenne, for one, wrecked her sharenting career by accidentally posting footage of herself coaching her son, who was distraught over the family’s sick puppy, to make a specific kind of sad face for YouTube.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2026
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People without health insurance tend to seek less preventative treatment, become sick more frequently, and die younger than do people with insurance.—
Andre Mouchard,
Oc Register,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Dissipated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissipated. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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