DISPELLED Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

dispelled

verb

past tense of dispel

as in dispersed

to cause (members of a group) to move widely apart the sudden downpour dispelled the throng of street revelers

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Recent Examples of dispelled Any fears the new arrival on loan from Japanese team Urawa Red Diamonds may have lacked maturity, though, were quickly dispelled. — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026 Speaking on a recent episode of the podcast, the former Miss Kansas USA and marathon runner dispelled misconceptions around women's fitness — specifically the belief that lifting heavy weights leads to a bulky physique. — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2026 Police also dispelled misinformation that had been circulating online about the suspect’s identity, saying that some social media posts had erroneously identified a different individual as the suspect. — Chantelle Lee, Time, 3 Aug. 2026 However, Roberts ultimately dispelled the notion that there had ever been a fallout between the two of them over the article. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 29 July 2026 Recent American experience in Iraq and Afghanistan should have dispelled that belief. — David A. Deptula, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 The movie, which starred an orca named Keiko, also dispelled myths about the killer whale and inspired activism around their captivity. — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 9 July 2026 Speculation about potential injuries to Ginn and Kurtz — arguably the A’s best pitcher and hitter this season, respectively — were prominent on social media during the last two games before being dispelled by Kotsay. — Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2026 Any apprehensions about whether a first-time collaboration between Hartford’s two largest self-producing theaters — Hartford Stage and TheaterWorks Hartford — could gel smoothly enough to grasp all the nuances of this challenging work are dispelled immediately by the opening number. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 16 June 2026

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Since the fish dispersed, Bucky Dent and the other bears must also spread out.

— Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 20 Aug. 2026
Such artifacts were increasingly more dispersed in later burial stages.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2026

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