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dissipated

[dis-uh-pey-tid] / ˈdɪs əˌpeɪ tɪd /
ADJECTIVE
used up
Synonyms
STRONG
blown consumed destroyed exhausted scattered spent squandered wasted
WEAK
burnt out kaput played-out
Antonyms
STRONG
restored saved
WEAK
accumulated conservative gathered hoarded stored unselfish virtuous
ADJECTIVE
self-indulgent
Synonyms
STRONG
abandoned corrupt debauched
WEAK
dissolute gone bad gone to seed gone to the dogs hellbent intemperate profligate rakish wicked
Antonyms
STRONG
clean pure purified uncorrupt virtuous
WEAK
accumulated conservative gathered hoarded saved stored unselfish

Example Sentences

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The power they had in qualification dissipated during the warm-up games.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

Investors have become wary again and the optimism on markets evident earlier in the week has dissipated.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

The panic generated by Jamie Dimon’s “cockroaches” forewarning last October has never fully dissipated.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026

It initially hit the right sweet, slightly piquant notes that al pastor meat should — but the flavor quickly dissipated because the marinade hadn’t soaked through the chicken chunks.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

The Green Movement eventually dissipated, and I stopped thinking about you and went on with my relatively easy existence.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.