DISPERSED Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

dispersed

verb

past tense of disperse

as in dissipated

to go off in different directions and cease to exist as a body or unified whole the crowd dispersed once the show ended

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as in scattered

to cause (members of a group) to move widely apart the family of the missing woman dispersed searchers to all corners of the national park

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as in disbanded

to cease to exist or cause to cease to exist as a group or organization the campaign staff dispersed almost immediately after the election

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Recent Examples of dispersed Smotrich and his partners have dispersed new settlements in places with high tactical importance, deliberately separating areas under Palestinian control to disrupt the territorial continuity that could one day form the basis of a Palestinian state. — Amos Harel, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2026 But within seconds, an air raid alert sounded, and the crowd dispersed. — ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026 Iranian forces were preparing to fire rockets from Larak Island, in the country’s south, that would have dispersed sea mines into the strait, said Navy Capt. — Alex Horton, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2026 The $10 million will be dispersed across 10 different groups whose missions range from reproductive health advocacy and resources for mothers to support for survivors of gender violence and abuse. — Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2026 Police said officers broke up several fights before officers, security and property management teams dispersed the crowd. — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026 The drone threat remains, but the surge capability has dispersed. — Bill Edwards, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Since the fish dispersed, Bucky Dent and the other bears must also spread out. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 20 Aug. 2026 Such artifacts were increasingly more dispersed in later burial stages. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2026

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Breman noted that price shocks stemming from the Middle East conflict have not fully dissipated.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
The report from the weather service states the data shows the tornado dissipated around Oak Glen Nature Preserve.

— Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Aug. 2026

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There have been scattered instances of athletes returning to their previous school for the extra season, including two LSU women’s soccer players who are part of the case.

— Seth Emerson, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
The material was scattered throughout the residential area surrounding the school.

— Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026

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Also formative here would have been the artist Jorge Pardo’s redesign of the ancient Art of the Americas galleries, now disappeared by the demolition of the former museum.

— George Baker, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
What would customers notice if a person disappeared from that part of the experience?

— Rebecca Brooks, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of disappeared

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During normal operation, dissolved aluminum within the steel travels outward to the metal’s exterior surface.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026
While the lawsuit plays out, a dozen of the New York sheriffs who had signed ICE cooperation deals had their agreements dissolved or planned to dissolve them, as the new law requires.

— Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of dissolved

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Their content together, appearances, red carpet moments, casual clips of them out in Los Angeles, has kept fans invested in their story past the finale, extending the shelf life of a couple that could otherwise have faded once the season ended.

— Olivia Shalhoup, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
The next major episode of persistent trade imbalances was the rare case in which the imbalances faded away without causing major disruption.

— MICHAEL PETTIS, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2026

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