DISSIPATED Synonyms: 129 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˈdi-sə-ˌpā-təd

Definition of dissipated

as in degraded

having or showing lowered moral character or standards the dissipated and drunken son of the wealthiest man in the county

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verb

past tense of dissipate

as in dispersed

to cause (members of a group) to move widely apart dissipated the enemy forces with unremitting artillery fire

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as in spent

to use up carelessly dissipated the family fortune in reckless business ventures

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as in disappeared

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

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Recent Examples of dissipated

Adjective

Doctors deal each day with tales of the worried, sullen, skeptical, dissipated, desperate. — Michael Stein, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Nov. 2022

Verb

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 But the pushbacks and protests gradually dissipated and today shoppers pay up to $11 a day to park there. — Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026 The energy dissipated in the second half, taken away by two goals and the lack of familiarity between the squad. — Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026 The viciousness of Manson’s crimes left a lasting mark on American culture and Manson himself achieved a perverse popularity — which has not dissipated in the years since his death. — Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 15 Aug. 2026 Shower off your plants every couple of days until the smoke has dissipated. — Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2026 But these scenes are filmed with such playfulness that the shock value is completely dissipated. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 31 July 2026 After hitting Menasha, the tornado moved over Lake Winnebago and dissipated over water. — Dakota Smith, CNN Money, 27 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissipated

Adjective

Energy analysts have consistently cautioned that raising Venezuelan output meaningfully will take years and billions of dollars in repairs to degraded infrastructure.

— Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026
That matters because degraded land is not simply an environmental concern.

— Shooka Bidarian, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of degraded

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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, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of dispersed

Verb

Steinem spent 11 days working undercover as a bunny in Manhattan's Playboy Club and documenting her experience.

— Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
Steinem spent her final years continuing to write, her representatives noted Thursday, including her forthcoming book An Unexpected Life.

— Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of spent

Verb

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

Adjective

And Alice’s superior, FBI agent Nora Washington (Quincy Tyler Bernstine), realizes that her corrupt boss Ed George (Danny McCarthy), who was covering up Easton’s crimes, will retain his ASAC position at the FBI.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026
That strategy allowed the Kremlin to publicly deny the existence of political repression while portraying the opposition as inherently corrupt.

— Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of corrupt

Verb

So the announcement arrives that Paul Baker lost the election, meaning nobody has to move out, and Anton and Paul Baker share their big kiss.

— Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026
The club has had Los Angeles in its name since 2005, when the City of Anaheim sued the team and lost in civil court.

— Sam Blum, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of lost

Verb

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

Adjective

Some recalls, Eskin said, are made after companies’ routine testing catches a pathogen before anyone gets sick, while others involve outbreaks that are already underway and vary widely in size and severity.

— Dian Zhang, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Sanchez also ordered a meal from Taco Bell, but didn’t get sick.

— Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026

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