Definition for Dispersal:

• the act of dispersing or diffusing something; " the dispersion of the troops"; " the diffusion of knowledge"

Synonyms for Dispersal:

• n.

  •
  • diffuse,
  • disperse,
  • permeate,
  • spill over,
  • fan out,
  • distribute,
  • circulation,
  • spread-out,
  • sprawl,
  • pervade,
  • run,
  • collect.
  •act (noun)
  • dispersion,
  • dissemination,
  • dispersal.
  •break-up (noun)
  • break-up.
  •breakup (noun)
  • dis integrations,
  • splitsvilles,
  • dis integration,
  • wind-ups,
  • dis-integration,
  • dis-integrations,
  • wind ups.
  •diaspora (noun)
  • refugee flows,
  • mass exodu.
  •diffusion (noun)
  • dis-seminations,
  • dis-semination,
  • dis seminations,
  • dis semination.
  •disappearance (noun)
  • wearing away,
  • disappearing act,
  • decline and fall,
  • dissipation,
  • dematerialization,
  • Vanishment,
  • ebbings,
  • ceasing to exist.
  •dispersion (noun)
  • disjunction,
  • dislocation,
  • divergence,
  • disintegration,
  • disconnection,
  • evanescence,
  • detachment,
  • scattering,
  • separation,
  • disbursement,
  • refraction.
  •dissolution (noun)
  • de cays,
  • de compositions,
  • re-leases,
  • re lease,
  • re-solution,
  • de-cease,
  • dis-continuations,
  • de mise,
  • defunctions,
  • de-mises,
  • over-throws,
  • over throw,
  • dis-missals,
  • de cease,
  • dis-solution,
  • de-functions,
  • de-ceases,
  • de-composition,
  • dis-missal,
  • dis continuation,
  • re-lease,
  • de cay,
  • de-mise,
  • dis continuations,
  • de functions,
  • de-cays,
  • de mises,
  • de function,
  • liquefactions,
  • de ceases,
  • de composition,
  • dis-solutions,
  • de-compositions,
  • over throws,
  • de-cay,
  • over-throw,
  • dis-continuation,
  • re leases,
  • dis solution,
  • de-function,
  • dis missal,
  • re-solutions,
  • re solutions,
  • dis solutions,
  • dis missals.
  •distribution (noun)
  • spreading.
  •evaporation (noun)
  • de hydration,
  • desiccations,
  • de-hydration,
  • vaporizations,
  • dispellings,
  • de-hydrations,
  • vaporescences,
  • de hydrations,
  • Dehydrations.
  •formation (noun)
  • de sign,
  • de signs,
  • de-sign,
  • dis positions,
  • de-posits,
  • de-posit,
  • de posit,
  • dis-positions,
  • dis-position,
  • de-signs,
  • dis position,
  • de posits.
  •radiation (noun)
  • trans-mission,
  • trans missions,
  • trans mission,
  • diffractions.
  •vanishment (noun)
  • fade outs,
  • fade-outs,
  • fadeouts.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • clearing,
  • accumulation.

Paraphrases for Dispersal:

• Equivalence

  • Proper noun, singular
    dispersion.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    dispersion.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    dispersive, fragmented.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    dissemination, dispersive, evacuation, release, proliferation, diversification, propagation, disseminating.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    scattered, dispersed, disperse.
  • Proper noun, singular
    scatter.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    scattering, fragmentation, dispersed, disperse, diffusion, decentralization, scatter, Disbanding, sprawl.
  • Verb, base form
    disperse.

Antonyms for Dispersal:

• n.

  • distribution
    collection.
  • Other antonyms:
    concentration, gathering, assembly.

Dispersal Sentence Examples:

• She did not see the Milrays after she left the tug, in the rapid dispersal of the steamer's passengers.

• Impelled by the fine night, the groups upon the terrace were tending toward a wider dispersal, drifting over the sloping lawns by threes and couples, and I was able to identify two figures threading the paths of the garden, together, some distance below.

Homophones for Dispersal:

• disbursal.

Hypernym for Dispersal:

• n.

  • act
    spraying, crop-dusting.

Hyponym for Dispersal:

• n.

  • act
    spreading, spread.