| 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: | scattering |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | uneven |
Synonyms: |
few, irregular, not many, scattered, some |
| Main Entry: | scattering |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
Related
Adjectives: |
broadcast, diffugient, disheveled, dispersed, dispread, disseminated, epidemic, sparse, sporadic, stray, streaming, unassembled, widespread
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| 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: | dash |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | small amount; suggestion |
Synonyms: |
bit, drop, few drops, flavor, grain, hint, lick, little, part, pinch, scattering, seasoning, smack, smidgen, soupçon, sprinkle, sprinkling, squirt, streak, suspicion, taste, tincture, tinge, touch, trace, trifle, zest |
Antonyms: |
glob, lump |
| 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: | diffusion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | spread; wide distribution |
Synonyms: |
circulation, dispersal, dispersion, dissemination, dissipation, expansion, propaganda, propagation, scattering |
Antonyms: |
collection, concentration |
| Main Entry: | disband |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | break up |
Synonyms: |
demobilize, destroy, disperse, dissolve, fold, scatter, separate, thin out |