DISPERSES Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

disperses

verb

present tense third-person singular of disperse

as in dissipates

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 scatters

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 disbands

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 disperses A lot of the time, Deadline first exclusively breaks news that disperses to other outlets and, eventually, social media. — The Deadline Team, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026 Dark skies as a natural resource After Kelsey speaks, the crowd disperses to already set-up array of telescopes. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2026 The transfer station disperses collected waste to Waste Management facilities. — Caden Perry, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2026 Used in the group’s previous drone research, this landing gear disperses energy to reduce impact and overcomes multiple engineering challenges. — Tim Hornyak, IEEE Spectrum, 18 Aug. 2026 As the Night Court’s Inner Circle disperses far and wide, desperate for any advantage against Koschei and his mighty allies, peace hangs by a fragile thread. — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026 This one has built-in UPF 50-plus sun protection and HydroFreeze X technology that wicks and disperses sweat, using moisture and airflow to create a cooling effect. — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 14 Aug. 2026 The Shark Lab eliminated sight (limited horizontal visibility) and odor (disperses too quickly in water) as the reason a shark might react from so far away. — Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026 The sounds of fighting draw closer; the dinner party disperses. — Literary Hub, 14 July 2026

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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

Definition of dissipates

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The most powerful visual effect is the ashy remains of the playground victims, still intact—until a shock wave scatters the ashes to the wind.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026
During the eclipse, Earth’s shadow will appear reddish orange on the lunar surface because of the way Earth’s atmosphere scatters light from the sun.

— Denise Chow, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of scatters

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They’re fitted with a cabinet front that matches the rest of your cabinetry, so the fridge or dishwasher practically disappears.

— Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2026
But before the building disappears, neighbors are finding a way to preserve part of its history.

— Marissa Perlman, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of disappears

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For the next step the authors propose the use of simulation and AI to predict which polymer dissolves in which salt.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2026
The sherbet-like balm melts into a silky oil that dissolves makeup, sunscreen, and the day’s buildup, while olive and jojoba oils and antioxidant-rich acerola, cranberry, and pomegranate extracts leave skin feeling soft and refreshed.

— Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of dissolves

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The question now is whether shoppers counting every dollar will keep paying for products like cashmere-soft diapers once the novelty fades and if inflation keeps biting.

— Phil Wahba, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2026
The shot fades into a close-up of Liam, his perfect coif billowing in the ocean breeze.

— Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2026

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