scattered

scat·tered

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [skat-erd]
- /ˈskæt ərd/
- /ˈskæt.əd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [skat-erd]
- /ˈskæt ərd/

Definitions of scattered word

adjective scattered distributed or occurring at widely spaced and usually irregular intervals: scattered villages; scattered showers. 1
adjective scattered dispersed; disorganized: scattered forces. 1
adjective scattered distracted or disorganized: scattered thoughts. 1
adjective scattered Meteorology. (of clouds) covering up to one-half of the sky. Compare broken (def 5). 1
verb with object scattered to throw loosely about; distribute at irregular intervals: to scatter seeds. 1
verb with object scattered to separate and drive off in various directions; disperse: to scatter a crowd. 1

See all 16 definitions of scattered

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Parts of speech for Scattered

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Scattered

scattered popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

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Synonyms for scattered

adj scattered

all over the place — If something is happening all over the place, it is happening in many different places.
at length — If someone does something at length, they do it after a long period of time.
bitty — If you say that something is bitty, you mean that it seems to be formed from a lot of different parts which you think do not fit together or go together well.
cluttered — filled with things or people in an untidy way
diffuse — to pour out and spread, as a fluid.

verb scattered

decentralized — to distribute the administrative powers or functions of (a central authority) over a less concentrated area: to decentralize the national government.
disbanded — to break up or dissolve (an organization): They disbanded the corporation.
dispelled — to drive off in various directions; disperse; dissipate: to dispel the dense fog.
dissociated — Simple past tense and past participle of dissociate.
irrupted — Simple past tense and past participle of irrupt.

adjective scattered

dispersed — Simple past tense and past participle of disperse.
disseminated — to scatter or spread widely, as though sowing seed; promulgate extensively; broadcast; disperse: to disseminate information about preventive medicine.
dotted — marked with a dot or dots.

All 26 Synonyms of scattered

Antonyms for scattered

adj scattered

close-knit — A close-knit group of people are closely linked, do things together, and take an interest in each other.
dense — Something that is dense contains a lot of things or people in a small area.
fatheaded — foolish; fatuous; witless.
massed — a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size: a mass of dough.

verb scattered

accrued — to happen or result as a natural growth, addition, etc.
aggregated — formed by the conjunction or collection of particulars into a whole mass or sum; total; combined: the aggregate amount of indebtedness.
amassed — to gather for oneself; collect as one's own: to amass a huge amount of money.
anteceded — Simple past tense and past participle of antecede.
catalyzed — to act upon by catalysis.

adjective scattered

forgathered — Simple past tense and past participle of forgather.
gathered — Simple past tense and past participle of gather.
numskulled — Alternative form of numbskulled.

All 59 Antonyms of scattered

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