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scattered

adjective as in spread

adjective as in spotty

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Scattered here and there were the corpses of horses and donkeys.

Scattered around the country are members of a small fraternity of guys who own tanks.

Scattered on the sidewalk, just beneath the flickering bulbs, were a handful of honeybees.

Scattered on the floor were pages of what would become Naked Lunch.

Scattered around the room are the paintings that his wife did, in a burst of creativity, during the last months of her life.

Scattered about are several great English elms, which were no doubt large trees during the poet's boyhood, a hundred years ago.

Scattered along the road for the whole distance was Jerry's band riding at leisure.

Scattered among these tall ones were white and yellow oaks; and they would be considered giants if standing alone.

Scattered throughout these pages are numerous verses, some original, some well-known students' songs.

Scattered all through the land were sumptuous dwellings of the rich, upon which fortunes were lavished.

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On this page you'll find 64 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to scattered, such as: dispersed, distributed, sprinkled, diffuse, diffused, and disorganized.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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