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- DictionaryScattered/ˈskadərd/
adjective
- 1. occurring or found at intervals or various locations rather than all together: "the forecast is for scattered showers"
- 2. (of a person) distracted or disorganized: informal "with so much on her plate, however, she can be a bit scattered"
1. a. : to cause to separate widely. b. : to cause to vanish. 2. archaic : to fling away heedlessly : squander. 3. : to distribute irregularly. 4. : to sow by casting in all directions : strew. 5. a. : to reflect irregularly and diffusely. b. : to cause (a beam of radiation) to diffuse or disperse. 6. : to divide into ineffectual small portions.
She gathered up the newspapers that were scattered around the floor. Papers were scattered all over her desk. Several pillows were scattered about. It has 50 or more offices scattered across the country. The smoke cleared to reveal debris scattered across the street.
Scattered definition: distributed or occurring at widely spaced and usually irregular intervals. See examples of SCATTERED used in a sentence.
SCATTER definition: 1. to (cause to) move far apart in different directions: 2. to cover a surface with things that…. Learn more.
To scatter is to separate something tangible into parts at random, and drive these in different directions: The wind scattered leaves all over the lawn. To dispel is to drive away or scatter usually intangible things so that they vanish or cease to exist: Photographs of the race dispelled all doubts as to which horse won.
Items lying at random intervals and at some distance from each other can be described as scattered. Your birthday cake might be scattered with sprinkles, and the floor of your little sister's room might be scattered with Lego blocks.
Scatter is a verb that means "to separate suddenly and spread out in different directions." Scatter is sometimes used as a noun to refer to something that has been scattered. If you have clothes strewn all over your room, you might say there is a scatter of clothes on the floor.
1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] Scattered things are spread over an area in an untidy or irregular way. He picked up the scattered toys. Tomorrow there will be a few scattered showers. The fridge door was open and food was scattered across the floor. [+ across/on/over] 2. adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE with noun]
1. Loosely distributed; strewn: scattered grains of rice that lay on the sidewalk. 2. Not thinking clearly or in an organized fashion; unfocused. 3. Physics Deflected. Used especially of radiation or particles. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
Synonyms for SCATTERED: random, arbitrary, stray, erratic, sporadic, haphazard, lucky, aimless; Antonyms of SCATTERED: systematic, organized, regular, orderly, fixed, stable, constant, continuous
