dissipated
adjective
dis·si·pat·ed ˈdi-sə-ˌpā-təd 
: given to or marked by dissipation : dissolute
dissipatedly adverb
dissipatedness noun
Synonyms
- corrupt
- debased
- debauched
- decadent
- degenerate
- degraded
- demoralized
- depraved
- dissolute
- jackleg
- libertine
- loose
- perverse
- perverted
- rakehell
- rakehelly
- rakish
- reprobate
- sick
- unclean
- unwholesome
- warped
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Example Sentences
the dissipated and drunken son of the wealthiest man in the county
Recent Examples on the Web White’s dissipated dark side was no secret to his friends. 
Nancy Bilyeau, Town & Country, 1 Feb. 2022 The break is so complete that there was little left to tell, just a few years in which Capote becomes a dissipated caricature of himself on the way to a lonely and pitiful death. al, 11 Oct. 2021
Nancy Bilyeau, Town & Country, 1 Feb. 2022 The break is so complete that there was little left to tell, just a few years in which Capote becomes a dissipated caricature of himself on the way to a lonely and pitiful death. al, 11 Oct. 2021 Word History
First Known Use
1744, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
dissipated
adjective
dis·si·pat·ed
ˈdi-sə-ˌpā-təd
: indulging in bad, foolish, or harmful activities
a spoiled, dissipated young man
dissipated 1 of 2
adjective
as in degraded
having or showing lowered moral character or standards the dissipated and drunken son of the wealthiest man in the county Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- degraded
- corrupt
- sick
- demoralized
- loose
- degenerate
- warped
- debased
- debauched
- dissolute
- perverted
- spoiled
- crooked
- decadent
- depraved
- rakish
- unwholesome
- unclean
- reprobate
- libertine
- vicious
- dishonest
- perverse
- wicked
- tainted
- bad
- contaminated
- rakehell
- evil
- bent
- unscrupulous
- immoral
- rakehelly
- unprincipled
- cutthroat
- jackleg
- sinful
- unethical
- iniquitous
- nefarious
- miscreant
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- pure
- uncorrupted
- incorruptible
- uncorrupt
- honest
- good
- virtuous
- righteous
- ethical
- moral
- principled
dissipated
2 of 2verb
1
as in dispersed
to cause (members of a group) to move widely apart dissipated the enemy forces with unremitting artillery fire Synonyms & Similar Words
- dispersed
- scattered
- dispelled
- disbanded
- squandered
- isolated
- cleared out
- diffused
- segregated
- disseminated
- separated
- diverged
- parted
- spread
- split (up)
- broke up
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- concentrated
- collected
- assembled
- gathered
- clustered
- congregated
- ingathered
- united
- unified
- agglutinated
- conglomerated
2
as in spent
to use up carelessly dissipated the family fortune in reckless business ventures Synonyms & Similar Words
- spent
- lost
- wasted
- squandered
- misspent
- blew
- lavished
- consumed
- threw away
- depleted
- exhausted
- ran through
- fiddled away
- frittered (away)
- made ducks and drakes of
- splurged
- played ducks and drakes with
- expended
- disbursed
- indulged
- impoverished
- trifled (away)
- overindulged
- overspent
- laid out
- shot
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- conserved
- preserved
- protected
- saved
- economized
- hoarded
- laid up
- skimped
- scrimped
3
as in disappeared
to go off in different directions and cease to exist as a body or unified whole the fog should dissipate once the sun comes out in full force Synonyms & Similar Words
- dispersed
- disappeared
- dissolved
- faded
- scattered
- evaporated
- disassembled
- divided
- disbanded
- melted
- separated
- spilled
- diverged
- fled
- cleared
- forked
- spilt
- broke up
- evanesced
- branched (out)
- went (away)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- met
- gathered
- congregated
- (get) ready, (get) set, go
- (give) witness to
- (go) jump in a/the lake
- (have) stars in one's eyes
- (i tell you what
- (i'll see you around
- (I'll/we'll) see you around
- (I/I'll) tell you what
- (income) tax return
- (it's a) small world
- (it's) better (to be) safe than sorry
- (it's) no biggie
- (it) serves (someone) right
- (just) one of those days
- (let's) face it
- (like) water off a duck's back
- (many) happy returns
- (one's) age is catching up to one
- (only) time will tell
- (out) in/into the open
- (right) under someone's nose
- (right) up/down someone's alley
- (sitting) in the catbird seat
- (someone's) courage fails him/her
- (somewhere) in the region of