scattershot Synonyms
Strongest:
- inadvertent
- unintentional
- haphazard
- unintended
- indiscriminate
- slapdash
- incidental
- unconsidered
- stray
- fortuitous
- arbitrary
- aimless
- unplanned
- scattered
- accidental
- sporadic
- random
- chance
- shotgun
- desultory
- unpremeditated
- hit-or-miss
Strong:
- helter-skelter
- disorganized
- unsystematic
- catch-as-catch-can
- purposeless
- chancy
- undirected
- erratic
- casual
- fluky
- spot
- flukey
- lucky
- odd
- irregular
- contingent
- directionless
Weak:
Strongest:
- fixed
- orderly
- regular
- regular
- stable
- steady
- organized
- stable
- continuous
- methodical
- continuous
- orderly
- methodical
- organized
- steady
- constant
- systematic
- constant
- fixed
- regular
- regular
- systematic
Strong:
- methodic
- established
- even
- systematized
- arranged
- set
- established
- even
- methodic
- nonrandom
- arranged
- systematized
- deliberate
- set
- deliberate
- planned
- planned
- nonrandom
Weak:
scattershot Meaning
scattershot (s)
covering a wide range in a haphazard way
scattershot Sentence Examples
- The shooter fired a scattershot that spread widely, hitting multiple targets.
- The scattershot approach failed miserably, missing the intended goal.
- The marketing campaign was a scattershot, targeting too many demographics with limited success.
- The debate devolved into a scattershot exchange of insults, with little constructive dialogue.
- The researcher's scattershot methodology yielded countless data points but lacked coherence.
- The scattershot weather forecast was unreliable, alternating between sunny and stormy.
- The police fired a scattershot of warning shots to disperse the crowd.
- The salesperson's scattershot pitch confused potential customers rather than persuading them.
- The politician's scattershot policies addressed various issues but lacked a cohesive vision.
- The scattershot of ideas generated during the brainstorming session left the team feeling overwhelmed.
FAQs About the word scattershot
covering a wide range in a haphazard way
inadvertent, unintentional,haphazard, unintended, indiscriminate, slapdash, incidental, unconsidered, stray, fortuitous
fixed, orderly, regular, regular, stable, steady, organized, stable, continuous, methodical
The shooter fired a scattershot that spread widely, hitting multiple targets.
The scattershot approach failed miserably, missing the intended goal.
The marketing campaign was a scattershot, targeting too many demographics with limited success.
The debate devolved into a scattershot exchange of insults, with little constructive dialogue.
