Synonyms of dissolve

dissolve

verb

di-ˈzälv 

1

as in to disappear

to cease to be visible

as the mist dissolved in the morning sun

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disappear
• vanish
• fade
• melt
• evaporate
• fly
• dissipate
• flee
• sink
• dematerialize
• evanesce
• drop out of sight
• disperse
• blur
• die (away or down or out)
• dry up
• clear
• blank (out)
• dim

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• appear
• emerge
• materialize
• arrive
• issue
• come out
• show up
• break out
• loom

2

as in to disband

to cease to exist or cause to cease to exist as a group or organization

the company formally dissolved three months after declaring bankruptcy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disband
• disperse
• break up
• demobilize

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• join
• unite
• incorporate
• consolidate
• band
• hang together

3

as in to abolish

to put an end to by formal action

the king simply dissolved parliament

Synonyms & Similar Words

• abolish
• repeal
• cancel
• avoid
• overturn
• vacate
• nullify
• void
• abrogate
• withdraw
• invalidate
• annul
• rescind
• dismiss
• revoke
• quash
• suspend
• negate
• abate
• roll back
• set aside
• strike down
• remove
• eliminate
• null
• reverse
• retract
• reject
• disannul
• veto
• do away with
• overrule
• override
• forbid
• erase
• prohibit
• recall
• eradicate
• enjoin
• ban
• abort
• annihilate
• call off
• liquidate
• outlaw
• disallow
• drop
• countermand
• call
• throw out
• write off
• break down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• establish
• enact
• found
• legislate
• lay down
• institute
• legitimate
• pass
• validate
• allow
• permit
• approve
• authorize
• ratify
• endorse
• prescribe
• legalize
• formalize
• legitimize
• order
• warrant
• clear
• command
• sanction
• mandate
• decree

4

as in to dissipate

to go off in different directions and cease to exist as a body or unified whole

the clouds gradually dissolved, and the sun came out

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dissipate
• disappear
• disperse
• fade
• disassemble
• evaporate
• scatter
• disband
• melt
• divide
• spill
• diverge
• separate
• fork
• flee
• break up
• branch (out)
• clear
• evanesce
• go (away)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• meet
• gather
• congregate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dissolve

Since then, California Justice Center and Advocates for Faith & Freedom have filed a motion asking the state court to dissolve the injunction blocking Chino Valley’s original parent notification policy. — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026

As mentioned, his tragic passing is what ultimately lead to the band dissolving after their second LP. — Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Failing that, Paramount wants to dissolve the deal and allow the merger to close. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026

Many of the rooms have windows on three sides, framing panoramic Atlantic views that seem to dissolve the boundary between architecture and landscape. — Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, Robb Report, 16 Aug. 2026