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Synonyms for distributed

Most common

scattered dispersed diffused

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Spread across a relatively wide area.

Related words

Phrases
distributed ledger

Example sentences

  • scattered The farmer scattered the wheat seeds in the field.
  • dispersed The police dispersed the crowd by firing tear gas.
  • diffused A great light was diffused over the baseball stadium.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
distributedsteady
scatteredfalling
dispersedsteady
diffusedfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters
sparse1
7 letters
diffuse2
8 letters
diffused2, straggly
9 letters
scattered2, dispersed2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (diffuse2 = 2 syllables).