Synonyms of dissipates

dissipates 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of dissipate

1

as in disperses

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

dissipated the enemy forces with unremitting artillery fire

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disperses
• dispels
• scatters
• disbands
• squanders
• diffuses
• isolates
• segregates
• splits (up)
• separates
• clears out
• disseminates
• diverges
• parts
• spreads
• breaks up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• collects
• concentrates
• gathers
• assembles
• clusters
• congregates
• unites
• unifies
• agglutinates
• ingathers
• conglomerates

2

as in spends

to use up carelessly

dissipated the family fortune in reckless business ventures

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spends
• loses
• wastes
• squanders
• blows
• runs through
• lavishes
• throws away
• consumes
• depletes
• misspends
• plays ducks and drakes with
• trifles (away)
• fritters (away)
• fiddles away
• exhausts
• impoverishes
• disburses
• indulges
• expends
• overindulges
• overspends
• shoots
• splurges
• lays out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• conserves
• protects
• economizes
• preserves
• saves
• skimps
• scrimps
• hoards
• lays up

3

as in disappears

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

• disappears
• disperses
• fades
• dissolves
• scatters
• evaporates
• disassembles
• divides
• melts
• diverges
• spills
• separates
• disbands
• branches (out)
• flees
• goes (away)
• clears
• breaks up
• forks
• evanesces

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• meets
• gathers
• congregates

dissipates

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noun

plural of dissipate

as in wasters

Related Words

• wasters
• spenders
• wastrels
• high rollers
• prodigals
• squanderers
• fritterers
• spendthrifts
• profligates

Dissimilar Words

• economizers
• savers
• misers
• conservers
• skinflints
• penny-pinchers
• pikers
• tightwads
• cheapskates
• scrooges

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dissipates

Verb

But for several minutes, perhaps up to a half-hour, the crowd only dissipates, not disappears. — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 27 July 2026

Five performers meet onstage after that presiding voice dissipates, as if summoned by it. — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 25 July 2026

Northern Californians should expect an abnormally muggy and hot week with the potential for thunderstorms as a post-tropical cyclone dissipates along the coastline and into the Pacific Ocean over the next few days. — Noe Padilla, USA Today, 20 July 2026

The spray is more milky than misty and is relatively thin, with a very faint floral fragrance that dissipates quickly. — Eden Stuart, Glamour, 7 July 2026

Without a cohesive system that captures user data, builds robust retargeting pools, and systematically moves audiences toward action, that engagement quickly dissipates. — Gary Drenik, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

In that moment, the pain feels immediate, and then the urgency dissipates like a passing storm. — Linnie Greene, Pitchfork, 23 June 2026

When it’s put in the oven, the fizz dissipates inside the batter and causes the center to cave in. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026

Once inside, any sense of peace dissipates in the vociferous shouts from the local crowd, who create a hostile environment for any foreign player. — Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 26 May 2026