Synonyms for
Scatter
Definition
to throw or drop things in different directions so that they cover an area of ground or a surface
Synonyms & similar words
Synonyms by register
Formal
Informal
Antonyms
Common collocations
- scatter seeds
- scatter ashes
- scattered across
- scattered throughout
- scattered data
- scattered widely
- scattered to the winds
Word family
Usage note
Often used to describe the spreading of physical objects or abstract concepts. Be mindful of context; 'scatter' can imply randomness or a lack of order.
Example sentences
- The wind will scatter the leaves all over the yard.
- The farmer will scatter the seeds evenly in the field.
- The child will scatter the toys around the room.
- The fireworks will scatter sparks in the sky.
- The rain will scatter the picnic crowd.
Quotes
The stars are scattered all over the sky like shimmering tears, there must be great pain in the eye from which they trickled.
Reason is a harmonizing, controlling force rather than a creative one. Even imagination, the most unbridled form of thought, is significantly disciplined by reason when it comes to shaping its products into coherence with the rest of the world.
I scatter the grains of my thoughts and hope that they will take root and grow into something beautiful.