| Main Entry: | scatter |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | strew, disperse |
Synonyms: |
besprinkle, broadcast, cast, derange, diffuse, disband, discard, disject, dispel, disseminate, dissipate, distribute, disunite, diverge, divide, expend, fling, intersperse, litter, migrate, part, pour, put to flight, run away, scramble, separate, set, set asunder, sever, shatter, shed, shower, sow, spend, split up, spray, spread, sprinkle, sunder, take off in all directions, throw around, throw out |
Antonyms: |
collect, gather |
| Main Entry: | break up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | end relationship, activity |
Synonyms: |
adjourn, disassemble, disband, dismantle, disperse, disrupt, dissolve, divide, divorce, end, halt, part, put an end to, scatter, separate, sever, split, stop, sunder, suspend, take apart, terminate |
Antonyms: |
reconcile |
| Main Entry: | cast |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | emit, give |
Synonyms: |
aim, bestow, deposit, diffuse, direct, distribute, point, radiate, scatter, shed, spatter, spray, spread, sprinkle, strew, train |
Antonyms: |
receive, take |
| Main Entry: | clutter |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cause mess, disarray |
Synonyms: |
dirty, jumble, litter, muddle, scatter, snarl, strew |
Antonyms: |
array, clean up, neaten, order, tidy |
| Main Entry: | defeat |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | conquer in military manner |
Synonyms: |
ambush, annihilate, bar, bear down, beat, best, block, butcher, crush, decimate, demolish, discomfit, drown, entrap, finish off, halt, hinder, impede, lick, mow down, obliterate, obstruct, outflank, outmaneuver, overpower, overrun, overthrow, overwhelm, parry, prevail over, quell, reduce, repel, repress, repulse, roll back, rout, route, sack, scatter, shipwreck, sink, slaughter, smash, subdue, subjugate, suppress, surmount, swamp, torpedo, trample, trash, upset, vanquish, whip, wipe out |
| Notes: | decimate means to kill or destroy in large numbers; defeat means to win a victory over or to beat |
Antonyms: |
give up, lose, surrender |
| Main Entry: | disband |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | break up |
Synonyms: |
demobilize, destroy, disperse, dissolve, fold, scatter, separate, thin out |
| Main Entry: | disorder |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mix up, disarrange |
Synonyms: |
clutter, confound, confuse, derange, discompose, discreate, dishevel, disjoint, dislocate, disorganize, disrupt, distemper, disturb, embroil, jumble, mess up, muddle, muss up, rummage, rumple, scatter, shuffle, tumble, unsettle, upset |
Antonyms: |
arrange, conform, neaten, order, regulate, systematize |
| Main Entry: | disorganize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | disrupt arrangement; make shambles of |
Synonyms: |
break down, break up, clutter, complicate, confound, confuse, demobilize, derange, destroy, disarrange, disarray, disband, discompose, discreate, dishevel, dislocate, disorder, disperse, disturb, embroil, jumble, litter, mess up, mislay, misplace, muddle, perturb, put out of order, scatter, scramble, shuffle, toss, turn topsy-turvy, unsettle, upset |
Antonyms: |
compose, neaten, order, organize, plan, systematize, tidy |
| Main Entry: | dispel |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | drive away thought, belief |
Synonyms: |
allay, banish, beat off, break it up, break up, bust up, cancel, chase away, crumble, deploy, disband, disintegrate, dismiss, disperse, dissipate, distribute, eject, eliminate, expel, oust, repel, resolve, rout, scatter, scramble, split up |
Antonyms: |
accumulate, collect, garner, gather, recall |
| Main Entry: | disperse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | distribute; scatter |
Synonyms: |
banish, besprinkle, break up, broadcast, cast forth, circulate, deal, diffuse, disappear, disband, disburse, discharge, dislodge, dismiss, dispel, disseminate, dissipate, dissolve, divvy, dole out, eject, intersperse, measure out, partition, propagate, radiate, rout, scatter, scramble, send off, separate, shed, sow, split up, spray, spread, strew, take off in all directions, vanish |
Antonyms: |
arrange, assemble, collect, garner, gather |