scattered

The word “scattered” has 2 syllables: scat-tered

It's pronounced as /ˈskætɚd/

What is synonym and antonym for scattered?

In the thesaurus, “scattered” has 89 synonyms and 40 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for scattered along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for scattered

accidental
aimless
arbitrary
bespattered
bestrewed
blanketed
broke up
casual
catch-as-catch-can
chance
chancy
cleared
cleared out
contingent
dappled
desultory
diffused
directionless
disappeared
disassembled
disbanded
disorderly
disorganized
dispelled
dispersed
disseminated
dissipated
dissolved
diverged
divided
dotted
drizzled
dusted
erratic
evanesced
evaporated
faded
flecked
fled
flukey
fluky
forked
fortuitous
haphazard
helter-skelter
hit-or-miss
inadvertent
incidental
indiscriminate
irregular
isolated
lucky
melted
objectless
odd
parted
peppered
purposeless
random
scattershot
segregated
separated
shotgun
slapdash
sowed
spattered
speckled
spilled
spilt
sporadic
spot
spotted
sprayed
spread
sprinkled
squandered
stippled
stray
strewed
studded
unconsidered
undirected
undiscriminating
unintended
unintentional
unplanned
unpremeditated
unselective
unsystematic

Antonyms for scattered

agglutinated
arranged
assembled
aware
clustered
collected
concentrated
conglomerated
congregated
conscious
constant
continuous
deliberate
established
even
fixed
gathered
ingathered
managed
met
methodic
methodical
nonrandom
orchestrated
ordered
orderly
organized
planned
purposeful
regular
set
stable
steady
systematic
systematized
thoughtful
unified
united
wilful
willful

Meanings of scattered

verb
1. To (cause to) separate and go in different directions; to disperse.
2. To distribute loosely as by sprinkling.
3. To deflect (radiation or particles).
4. To occur or fall at widely spaced intervals.
5. To frustrate, disappoint, and overthrow.
6. To be dispersed upon.
adjective
1. Seemingly randomly distributed.
2. (of clouds) covering three eighths to four eighths of the sky.
3. (of precipitation) affecting 30 percent to 50 percent of a forecast zone.

Example Sentences

Papers were scattered all over the floor after the wind blew in.
The villagers scattered when the storm approached.
Her thoughts were too scattered to focus on the task.
Toys were scattered across the living room after the kids played.
The stars looked scattered across the night sky.

On this page you'll find 129 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to scattered, such as: accidental, agglutinated, aimless, arbitrary, arranged, assembled, aware.

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