dispatched
Sent on assignment
Dispatched is the past tense of dispatch, meaning sent off quickly to a destination or for a purpose: The package was dispatched yesterday, Emergency crews were dispatched to the scene.
It also means dealt with promptly or efficiently: She dispatched the paperwork in an hour.
In a grimmer sense, to dispatch someone is to kill them swiftly: The assassin dispatched his target without hesitation.
Murdered for political reasons
- neutralizedMade ineffective or harmless
- eliminatedRemoved from consideration
- slainKilled, often violently
- executedCarried out or killed
liquidated · terminated · removed · offed · hit · murdered · silenced
Sent to a destination
- forwardedSent on to another
- postedMade publicly visible
- mailedSent through postal service
- courieredDelivered by special carrier
transmitted · routed · directed · relayed · conveyed · delivered · expedited · freighted
Made permanent and complete
- executedCarried out or killed
- accomplishedHighly skilled, expert
- settledNo longer in question
- resolvedFirmly decided upon
completed · fulfilled · achieved · concluded · finished · done · wrapped · closed
Made faster, prioritized
- rushedDone with excessive speed
- hastenedMoved or acted faster
- prioritizedOrdered by importance
- fast-trackedAccelerated through a process
accelerated · sped · hurried · prompt · swift · rapid · immediate · quick
Official governmental announcement
- telegramWired written dispatch
- bulletinBrief public announcement
- notificationFormal notice given
- memoBrief internal message
missive · announcement · correspondence · report · advisory · directive · briefing · cable
assassinated
Murdered for political reasons
- neutralizedMade ineffective or harmless
- eliminatedRemoved from consideration
- slainKilled, often violently
executed · liquidated · terminated · removed · offed · hit · murdered · silenced
shipped
Sent to a destination
couriered · transmitted · routed · directed · relayed · conveyed · delivered · expedited · freighted · consigned
finalized
Made permanent and complete
- executedCarried out or killed
- accomplishedHighly skilled, expert
- settledNo longer in question
resolved · completed · fulfilled · achieved · concluded · finished · done · wrapped · closed · handled
expedited
Made faster, prioritized
- rushedDone with excessive speed
- hastenedMoved or acted faster
- prioritizedOrdered by importance
fast-tracked · accelerated · sped · hurried · prompt · swift · rapid · immediate · quick · speedy
communiqué
Official governmental announcement
- telegramWired written dispatch
- bulletinBrief public announcement
- notificationFormal notice given
memo · missive · announcement · correspondence · report · advisory · directive · briefing · cable · wire
- shippingshipping, cargo ships, container ships, freight, package
- statusespending, active, approved, inactive, completed
- sent outmailed, delivered, transmitted, broadcast, distributed
- shipping statusdelivered, in transit, out for delivery, shipped, pending
- shipping termson-time delivery, expedited, en route, postage, cash on delivery
- finisheddone, completed, finished, complete, ended
- dispatch centerEmergency call coordination facility
- emergency dispatchUrgent deployment of help
- 911 dispatcherRoutes urgent calls for help
- police dispatchEmergency response coordination center
- 911 dispatchCenter coordinating urgent response
- emergency dispatcherCoordinates first responder deployment
dispatch, dispatching, dispatcher, dispatches, dispatchers, redispatch, redispatched