disband

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of DISBAND

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>

Synonyms break up, disperse, dissolve

Related Words demobilize

Near Antonyms incorporate; consolidate; hang together

Antonyms band, join, unite

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

Synonyms clear out, disband, dispel, disperse, dissipate, squander

Related Words break up, isolate, part, segregate, separate, split (up); diffuse, disseminate, diverge, spread

Near Antonyms agglutinate, conglomerate; unify, unite

Antonyms assemble, cluster, collect, concentrate, congregate, gather, ingather

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