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