Synonyms for disperse
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Distribute
distribute, spread, dissipate, dispel, disseminate, broadcast, circulate, spread out, propagate, pass around, sow, deal out, circularize, circularise UK
Definitions
- v. 1
To break up and disappear; to dissipate.
- v. 2
To scatter in different directions.
The Jews are dispersed among all nations.
- v. 3
To disseminate.
Related words
- Word family
- dispersant disperser dispersive dispersal dispersion
- Is a kind of
- divide
Forms
- Past participle
- dispersed
e.g. dispersed → distributed, dissipated, dispelled, disseminated…
Example sentences
- spread I like to spread honey on my toast in the morning.
- distribute We would like to distribute your product in Japan.
- dispel It is prime time to dispel all rumors about me.
- dissipate The fog started to dissipate about ten o'clock.
- dissolve Fadil brought enough acid to dissolve Layla's body.
- diffuse There are focused and diffuse modes of thinking.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| disperse | steady | |
| spread | rising | |
| distribute | steady | |
| dispel | steady | |
| dissipate | steady | |
| dissolve | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- sow1
- 4 letters
- dust1
- 5 letters
- waste1, strew1
- 6 letters
- spread1, dispel2
- 7 letters
- scatter2, diffuse2, disband2, dwindle2, atomize, atomise
- 8 letters
- separate3, dissolve2, sprinkle2, demolish3
- 9 letters
- broadcast2, circulate3, propagate3, dissipate3, pulverize3, pulverise, desparple
- 10 letters
- distribute3
- 11 letters
- disseminate4, circularize4, circularise
- 12 letters
- disintegrate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (dispel2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- disperser
- Italiano
- disperdere
- Español
- dispersar
- Deutsch
- verstreuen
- Català
- dispersar