dispersed
Went different directions
Dispersed describes things that have been scattered or spread over a wide area.
A dispersed population lives spread out rather than concentrated.
Dispersed light has been diffused.
The past tense of disperse: The crowd dispersed after the speech.
Something dispersed lacks the density or concentration it once had.
Distribute in random directions
- strewDisperse irregularly across
- strewnSpread irregularly about
- sprinkleLight scattering of particles
- spreadTo distribute widely
fling · toss · sow · pepper · litter · spatter · shower · cast
Formally broken up
- dissolvedDispersed into solvent
- broken upDivided into parts
- dismantledTaken apart piece by piece
- demobilizedReleased from military service
disintegrated · fragmented · separated · split · divided · disassembled · decommissioned · liquidated
Spread widely around
- spread outExtended over distance
- distributedDivided and given out
- permeatedSpread thoroughly through
- suffusedSpread throughout completely
radiated · propagated · extended · expanded · circulated · broadcast · disseminated · transmitted
Leaving homeland permanently
- migrationMovement to new territory
- exodusMass departure from somewhere
- refugeesPeople seeking safety elsewhere
- expatriatesPeople living outside homeland
displacement · homeland · resettlement · scattering · uprooted · exiled · banished · expelled
Large public gathering
- protestersThose publicly opposing something
- mobDisorderly, aggressive crowd
- demonstratorsPublic protest participants
- riotersViolent public disorder participants
assembly · gathering · rally · cleared · broken up · driven away · routed · fled
scatter
Distribute in random directions
spread · fling · toss · sow · pepper · litter · spatter · shower · cast · distribute
disbanded
Formally broken up
- dissolvedDispersed into solvent
- broken upDivided into parts
- dismantledTaken apart piece by piece
demobilized · disintegrated · fragmented · separated · split · divided · disassembled · decommissioned · liquidated · terminated
diffused
Spread widely around
- spread outExtended over distance
- distributedDivided and given out
- permeatedSpread thoroughly through
suffused · radiated · propagated · extended · expanded · circulated · broadcast · disseminated · transmitted · pervaded
emigration
Leaving homeland permanently
- migrationMovement to new territory
- exodusMass departure from somewhere
- refugeesPeople seeking safety elsewhere
expatriates · displacement · homeland · resettlement · scattering · uprooted · exiled · banished · expelled · settlers
crowd
Large public gathering
- protestersThose publicly opposing something
- mobDisorderly, aggressive crowd
- demonstratorsPublic protest participants
rioters · assembly · gathering · rally · cleared · broken up · driven away · routed · fled · evacuated
- positionsabove, behind, below, beside, between
- mixture statesmixed, blended, combined, dissolved, diluted
- arrangementsarrangement, orchestration, arranged, array, configuration
- broken apartapart, asunder, broken, broken up, fragmented
- diminisheddevalued, lessened, decreased, depreciated, reduced
- divisiondivision, divide, divided, dividing, split
dispersedgathered
Brought into one place
clustered · collected · concentrated · grouped · bunched
dispersedassembled
Brought together as group
gathered · congregated · united · convened · mustered
dispersedconcentrated
Gathered or intensified
dense · condensed · compact · thick · undispersed
- crowd dispersal
- dispersion relationFrequency as wavenumber function
- seed dispersalTransport of plant embryos
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