scatter
[verb]
Synonyms:
- throw about, diffuse, disseminate, fling, shower, spread, sprinkle, strew
- disperse, disband, dispel, dissipate

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Antonyms: gather, collect
Contrasted words: assemble, congregate, convene, accumulate, amass, collect, concentrate, crowd
Related Words: break up, shatter, disband, diverge, divide, part, separate, sever, dispense, distribute, cast, discard, shed, besprinkle, sprinkle

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

scat‧ter /ˈskætə $ -ər/ verb [intransitive and transitive]
[Date: 1100-1200; Origin: Perhaps from shatter]

1. if someone scatters a lot of things, or if they scatter, they are thrown or dropped over a wide area in an irregular way
scatter (something) over/around/across etc something
Scatter the onions over the fish.
The flowers fell and scattered on the ground.

2. if a group of people or animals scatter, or if something scatters them, they move quickly in different directions:
The sound of gunfire made the crowd scatter in all directions.
⇒ scattered, scattering

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