Synonyms of dissolving

dissolving

verb

present participle of dissolve

1

as in vanishing

to cease to be visible

as the mist dissolved in the morning sun

Synonyms & Similar Words

• vanishing
• disappearing
• fading
• melting
• evaporating
• flying
• fleeing
• dissipating
• sinking
• dematerializing
• blurring
• dispersing
• dropping out of sight
• evanescing
• dying (away or down or out)
• clearing
• drying up
• blanking (out)
• dimming

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• appearing
• emerging
• issuing
• arriving
• materializing
• looming
• coming out
• showing up
• breaking out

2

as in disbanding

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

• disbanding
• dispersing
• breaking up
• demobilizing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• joining
• uniting
• incorporating
• consolidating
• banding
• hanging together

3

as in abolishing

to put an end to by formal action

the king simply dissolved parliament

Synonyms & Similar Words

• abolishing
• repealing
• canceling
• avoiding
• overturning
• vacating
• voiding
• nullifying
• annulling
• invalidating
• withdrawing
• abrogating
• dismissing
• suspending
• negating
• rescinding
• revoking
• quashing
• reversing
• rolling back
• removing
• abating
• eliminating
• striking down
• retracting
• setting aside
• rejecting
• doing away with
• nulling
• disannulling
• overruling
• vetoing
• forbidding
• prohibiting
• recalling
• banning
• erasing
• overriding
• outlawing
• aborting
• enjoining
• eradicating
• dropping
• annihilating
• calling
• liquidating
• disallowing
• countermanding
• calling off
• writing off
• throwing out
• breaking down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• establishing
• enacting
• founding
• instituting
• laying down
• passing
• validating
• authorizing
• legislating
• approving
• permitting
• allowing
• ratifying
• endorsing
• clearing
• legalizing
• prescribing
• legitimizing
• ordering
• formalizing
• warranting
• commanding
• legitimating
• mandating
• sanctioning
• decreeing

4

as in dissipating

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

• dissipating
• dispersing
• disappearing
• fading
• disassembling
• scattering
• evaporating
• dividing
• melting
• disbanding
• spilling
• separating
• diverging
• forking
• branching (out)
• fleeing
• going (away)
• clearing
• breaking up
• evanescing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• meeting
• gathering
• congregating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dissolving

Thanks to the determination of these and many other communities, the bonds of empire began dissolving well before July 4, 1776. — T. H. Breen, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026

Impeaching judges, sterilizing foreign visitors, dissolving the union – some prominent conservatives suggested extreme measures could be called for in the wake of a Supreme Court decision upholding birthright citizenship. — Zac Anderson, USA Today, 1 July 2026

Spritz the entire shower—walls, floor, and tub—and let the solution work for at least 15 minutes to begin dissolving the grime. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 28 June 2026

The textile recycler restarted production at its industrial-scale facility in Ortviken, Sweden in February and regrouped with Finnish material innovator Spinnova in March to use its cellulose-rich dissolving pulp as feedstock in Spinnova’s ecosystem to produce new textile fibers. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 25 June 2026

The one moment of genuine conversation between him and Jen this episode lasted about 15 seconds before dissolving, again, into tonsil hockey. — Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 19 June 2026

To prevent laundry pods from not dissolving properly, opt for a warm water setting if washing in cold weather. — Katelyn Chef, Southern Living, 18 June 2026

In 1992, Alberto Fujimori successfully carried out a self-coup, dissolving Congress and consolidating executive power. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 16 June 2026

The same models that let CEOs see across a sprawling empire also let analysts and activists see through one, dissolving the complexity that conglomerates hide behind. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 11 June 2026