/ Thesaurus / D Synonyms of dispersed Find synonyms for: Verb1. scatter, sprinkle, dot, dust, disperse, dischargeusage: distribute loosely; "He scattered gun powder under the wagon"2. disperse, dissipate, dispel, break up, scatter, separate, divideusage: to cause to separate and go in different directions; "She waved her hand and scattered the crowds"3. break up, disperse, scatter, change integrityusage: cause to separate; "break up kidney stones"; "disperse particles"4. disperse, dissipate, scatter, spread out, separate, part, splitusage: move away from each other; "The crowds dispersed"; "The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached";5. disperse, separateusage: separate (light) into spectral rays; "the prosm disperses light"6. circulate, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, spread, diffuse, disperse, pass around, publicize, publicise, air, bareusage: cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"Adjective1. dispersed, spread, distributed (vs. concentrated)usage: distributed or spread over a considerable extent; "has ties with many widely dispersed friends"; "eleven million Jews are spread throughout Europe"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: blithesome Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language