scattered (Meaning)
scattered (s)
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
lacking orderly continuity
scattered (imp. & p. p.)
of Scatter
scattered (a.)
Dispersed; dissipated; sprinkled, or loosely spread.
Irregular in position; having no regular order; as, scattered leaves.
Synonyms & Antonyms of scattered
Synonyms:
- unintentional
- unplanned
- flukey
- undiscriminating
- unsystematic
- disorganized
- scattershot
- unconsidered
- unintended
- unpremeditated
- helter-skelter
- shotgun
- incidental
- spot
- fortuitous
- irregular
- directionless
- inadvertent
- disorderly
- purposeless
- chance
- catch-as-catch-can
- undirected
- indiscriminate
- fluky
Antonyms:
scattered Sentence Examples
- Scattered leaves danced and swirled in the autumn breeze.
- The storm's remnants left scattered debris across the town.
- Brightly colored toys were scattered haphazardly on the playroom floor.
- Sheep grazed contentedly in the scattered fields.
- The crowd scattered in all directions as the fireworks erupted.
- Broken glass lay scattered on the sidewalk after the accident.
- The archipelago consisted of dozens of scattered islands.
- Scattered footprints led from the forest into the clearing.
- Birds scattered from the branches as the hawk soared overhead.
- The wind scattered the dandelion seeds like confetti.
FAQs About the word scattered
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space, lacking orderly continuityof Scatter, Dispersed; dissipated; sprinkled, or
random, arbitrary, stray, hit-or-miss, slapdash,erratic, odd, haphazard, desultory, contingent
arranged, systematic, steady, fixed,systematic, stable, established, arranged, fixed, constant
Scattered leaves danced and swirled in the autumn breeze.
The storm's remnants left scattered debris across the town.
Brightly colored toys were scattered haphazardly on the playroom floor.
Sheep grazed contentedly in the scattered fields.
