Synonyms for dispersal
dɪˈspɜr səldis·per·sal

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.5 / 2 votes

1. dispersion, dispersal, dissemination, diffusionnoun

   the act of dispersing or diffusing something

   "the dispersion of the troops"; "the diffusion of knowledge"

   Synonyms:
   scattering, diffusion, dispersion, dissemination, distribution, spreading, public exposure, airing

Matched Categories

1. • Spread

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:3.0 / 2 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "dispersal":

   dispersion, scatter, dispersive, sparsity, scattering, dispersed, disperse, spread, fragmentation, sparse, dissipation, scattered

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. dispersal

   Synonyms:
   Dispersion

How to pronounce dispersal?

How to say dispersal in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency

How to use dispersal in a sentence?

1. Blaine Schubert:

   It has long been hypothesized that hyenas crossed theBeringianland bridgeto enter North America, but evidence was lacking, these new fossils support the Beringian dispersal hypothesis and dramatically increase the range ofChasmaporthetes.

2. Russian Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia:

   If we follow your logic, then we should have meetings of the Security Council after the events in Ferguson in Missouri or after the dispersal by forces of the Occupy Wall Street movement in Manhattan.

3. The IDF:

   The rioters burned tires, hurled rocks, Molotov cocktails and explosive devices at the forces, who responded with riot dispersal means.

4. Allen Sills:

   We have not seen any evidence of on-field transmission in The NFL games or practices, i think that The NFL is The NFL. The NFL’s certainly The NFL that many people raised before we started as to why The NFL occurred. I think there are a number of theories that people have advanced. One of them is that obviously we’re playing either in an open area or at least an extremely large air environment where we’ve got a lot of ventilation, a lot of movement and likely quick dispersal of any droplets or particles.

5. State Department:

   Numerous reports of the police using excessive force, obstruction and dispersal of opposition rallies, and intimidation and arrest of journalists have contributed to an electoral climate of fear and intimidation, and raise questions about the fairness of the process.