Synonyms for scattered
- adjective
Most common
disjointed garbled confused unconnected dispersed distributed
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Disjointed
disjointed, garbled, confused, unconnected, disconnected, desultory, disordered, illogical
2. Dispersed — dispersed, spread apart into disunited units
dispersed, distributed, sparse, diffused, diffuse, sporadic, far-flung
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Dispersed, spread apart into disunited units.
- adj. 2
Seemingly randomly distributed.
Example sentences
- confused Nationalism is not to be confused with patriotism.
- disjointed Tom's speech was convoluted and disjointed and was very hard to follow.
- unconnected The possibility that the two events are unconnected is not worth considering.
- garbled Many programs leave Japanese text garbled and unreadable.
- distributed The money should be distributed to those in need.
- dispersed The police dispersed the crowd by firing tear gas.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| scattered | falling | |
| confused | rising | |
| disjointed | rising | |
| unconnected | steady | |
| garbled | rising | |
| distributed | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- sparse1, strewn1
- 7 letters
- diffuse2, garbled2
- 8 letters
- confused2, sporadic3, diffused2
- 9 letters
- dispersed2, illogical4, desultory4
- 10 letters
- disordered3, disjointed3
- 11 letters
- distributed4, unconnected4
- 12 letters
- disconnected4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (diffuse2 = 2 syllables).