scattershot Synonyms
Strongest:
- haphazard
- desultory
- hit-or-miss
- scattered
- shotgun
- unintentional
- random
- slapdash
- chance
- unpremeditated
- inadvertent
- accidental
- incidental
- indiscriminate
- unintended
- aimless
- fortuitous
- arbitrary
- unconsidered
- sporadic
- unplanned
- stray
Strong:
- odd
- erratic
- lucky
- disorganized
- irregular
- unsystematic
- directionless
- spot
- contingent
- purposeless
- helter-skelter
- casual
- fluky
- chancy
- flukey
- undirected
- catch-as-catch-can
Weak:
Strongest:
- regular
- systematic
- stable
- steady
- fixed
- orderly
- methodical
- regular
- continuous
- regular
- organized
- orderly
- constant
- regular
- stable
- constant
- continuous
- steady
- methodical
- systematic
- fixed
- organized
Strong:
- planned
- deliberate
- planned
- methodic
- arranged
- even
- even
- systematized
- set
- deliberate
- systematized
- nonrandom
- set
- nonrandom
- established
- established
- arranged
- methodic
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
haphazard, desultory, hit-or-miss, scattered, shotgun, unintentional, random, slapdash, chance, unpremeditated
regular, systematic, stable, steady, fixed, orderly, methodical, regular, continuous, regular
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.
