🌾scatter

Meaning

to throw or spread things over a wide area in different directions

to spread or throw around in different directions

Example Sentences

The farmer scattered seeds across the field.

The wind scattered the leaves across the yard.

Example Expressions

scatter to the winds

Synonyms

disperse, spread, strew, distribute, sprinkle

Entry 1

disperse, spread, strew, distribute, sprinkle

Entry 2

spread, disperse, distribute, sprinkle

Antonyms

collect, gather, assemble, concentrate

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collect, gather, assemble

Entry 2

gather, collect, assemble, concentrate

Collocations

scatter seeds, scatter leaves, scatter light, scatter everywhere, scatter around, scatter widely, scatter randomly

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scatter seeds, scatter leaves, scatter light, scatter everywhere

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scatter around, scatter widely, scatter seeds, scatter randomly