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

When it gets distracted by lesser narrative matters, the heat dissipates. — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026

The effect dissipates somewhat whenever Cahyono resorts to less suggestive, more blatantly surreal imagery. — Kambole Campbell, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026

Then life returns to normal, the energy dissipates, and those hours in shul leave little mark on the year itself. — Risa Polansky Shiman, Sun Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026

The outside consultants explained that the most common reason for white, cloudy water is dissolved air, which is harmless and can be tested by filling a glass and waiting a couple of minutes to see if the cloudiness dissipates. — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 5 Aug. 2026

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