Synonyms for scatter

Most common

spread · spread out · diffuse · propagate · disperse · dissipate · strew

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

Noun

Antonyms

gather, organize, organise

All antonyms of scatter →

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To (cause to) separate and go in different directions; to disperse.

   The crowd scattered in terror.

2. v. 2

   To distribute loosely as by sprinkling.

   Her ashes were scattered at the top of a waterfall.

3. v. 3

   To deflect (radiation or particles).

4. n. 1

   The act of scattering or dispersing.

Related words

Word family

scatterbrain scattergood scattergun scatterling scattershot

Phrases

scatter rug scatter band scatter cushion scatter diagram scatter plot tropospheric scatter scatter gun

Forms

Plural

scatters → litters, break-ups, routs, strewings…

Past participle

scattered
e.g. scattered → diffused, propagated, distributed, sown…

Example sentences

• spread I like to spread honey on my toast in the morning.
• diffuse There are focused and diffuse modes of thinking.
• propagate Ziri wants to propagate this ivy in Rima's garden.
• disperse The police hurried to disperse the riots with force.
• dissipate The fog started to dissipate about ten o'clock.

Popularity over time

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

By length

3 letters

sow¹

4 letters

dust¹, shed¹, dash¹, rout¹

5 letters

strew¹

6 letters

spread¹, wander², litter², dispel²

7 letters

diffuse², disband²

8 letters

separate³, sprinkle², disperse², squander², strewing

9 letters

broadcast², circulate³, propagate³, dissipate³

10 letters

distribute³

11 letters

disseminate⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (wander² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

éparpiller

Italiano

sparpagliare