scatters

VERB

strew, disperse

Synonyms

STRONGEST

discard distribute divide fling litter pour shatter shower spray spread sprinkle

STRONG

besprinkle broadcast cast derange diffuse disband dispel disseminate dissipate disunite diverge expend intersperse migrate part scramble separate set sever shed sow spend sunder

WEAK

disject put to flight run away set asunder split up take off in all directions throw around throw out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

collect gather hold keep maintain retain

STRONG

accumulate combine join receive save unite

Example Sentences

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Aerogels also rely on air-filled pores, but those pores are typically arranged in a random pattern that scatters light.

From Science Daily • Dec. 13, 2025

“Sometimes the robot’s arms throw the clothes and won’t fold properly. Sometimes it scatters the stack,” but the robots are learning quickly said Kavin, 27, an Objectways employee who goes by one name.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2025

Clayton Kershaw scatters six hits and gives up one earned run, and the Dodgers’ offense finally shows life in a 7-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2025

"It's like a firework that goes up and just scatters - that's how my life had just exploded," she said.

From BBC • May 27, 2025

It tore the logs of the raft apart as a great wind scatters a heap of dried chaff; it flung Odysseus into the wild waters.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton