DISBANDED Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

disbanded

verb

past tense of disband

as in dissolved

to cease to exist or cause to cease to exist as a group or organization the university disbanded the committee after the report had been submitted the rock group disbanded upon finishing their farewell tour

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to cause (members of a group) to move widely apart police disbanded the rioters with tear gas

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Recent Examples of disbanded Many of the top leaders are gone, and the office’s advisory committee has also been disbanded. — O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 5 June 2026 Richards, for his part, eventually left the group in 1999, which promptly disbanded in his absence. — Emma Banks, InStyle, 3 June 2026 Dozens of civil society groups disbanded, including the one that organized the vigils. — ABC News, 3 June 2026 This group, along with a number of others dedicated to examining and addressing inequities in the military, has been disbanded. — Clint Smith, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026 After the Ballet Russe disbanded, Monson de Kansky toured with the Marquis de Cuevas ballet company for nine years. — Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026 By 2021, the Afghanistan Football Federation had disbanded the women’s team, and many of the country’s best female soccer players, including Popal, had fled the country. — Time, 9 June 2026 In 2012, the commission was incorporated into the Tourism Authority and disbanded during severe budget cuts. — U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2026 The same was true of John Ferreira, the incredibly hard-working FBI special agent who kept the investigation going years after the ELF had disbanded. — Greg Hanlon, PEOPLE, 23 June 2026

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It was also revealed during the trial that Taylor allegedly spiked her pink lemonade with a mixture of cocaine dissolved in alcohol, prosecutors claimed.

— Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
Plagued by criticism and scandal, it was eventually dissolved by Congress and replaced by a new commission that decided to mostly fund community celebrations.

— Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026

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Employees are increasingly dispersed nationally and internationally, with ever greater demands for flexibility.

— Rupert Lee-Browne, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
On the solstice, the first goal was to clear trash that had found its way onto the orchard, then form makeshift berms out of rocks dispersed around the space.

— Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026

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