Empty cans were scattered about the place.
Source: tatoeba (18336)
Scattered
//ˈskætɚd//
Synonyms for "scattered" (159 found)
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Closest matches (32)
Strong matches (48)
Related words (79)
meagermiserlymixed upmucked upmuddledniggardlyon the skidsoutdoneoverborneovercomeovermasteredovermatchedoverpoweredoverriddenoverthrownoverturnedoverwhelmedpanickedpiddlingpoor
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Adjective(1 words)
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1 entriesderived
9 entriesform of
1 entrieshas context
1 entriesrelated to
5 entriessimilar
3 entriesTranslations
37 translations across 16 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- مُتَفَرِّق adj (Randomly distributed)
Bulgarian
2 entries- разкъсан adj (meteorology: covering three eighths to four eighths of sky)
- разпръснат adj (Randomly distributed)
Central Kurdish
2 entries- بِڵاو adj (Randomly distributed)
- پەرت adj (Randomly distributed)
Czech
1 entries- roztroušený adj (Randomly distributed)
Finnish
3 entries- hajanainen adj (Randomly distributed)
- hajanainen adj (meteorology: affecting 30% to 50% of area)
- melko selkeä adj (meteorology: covering three eighths to four eighths of sky)
French
4 entries- disséminé adj (Randomly distributed)
- éparpillé adj (Randomly distributed)
- épars adj (Randomly distributed)
- épars adj (meteorology: covering three eighths to four eighths of sky)
Irish
1 entries- scaoilteach adj (Randomly distributed)
Latin
1 entries- dispersus adj (Randomly distributed)
Māori
4 entries- kahora adj (Randomly distributed)
- mārārara adj (Randomly distributed)
- pūrei adj (Randomly distributed)
- pūreirei adj (Randomly distributed)
Northern Kurdish
1 entries- belav adj (Randomly distributed)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- منتشر adj (Randomly distributed)
Portuguese
2 entries- disperso adj (Randomly distributed)
- espalhado adj (Randomly distributed)
Romanian
4 entries- dispersat adj (Randomly distributed)
- risipit adj (Randomly distributed)
- răzleț adj (Randomly distributed)
- împrăștiat adj (Randomly distributed)
Russian
2 entries- разбро́санный adj (Randomly distributed)
- раски́данный adj (Randomly distributed)
Spanish
3 entries- desperdigado adj (Randomly distributed)
- disperso adj (Randomly distributed)
- esparsido adj (Randomly distributed)
Ukrainian
2 entries- розки́даний adj (Randomly distributed)
- розсі́яний adj (Randomly distributed)
Sample sentences
15 total sentences available.
Fragments of the mirror were scattered on the floor.
Source: tatoeba (18925)
With a scream, the spectators scattered.
Source: tatoeba (20939)
Broken glass lay scattered all over the road.
Source: tatoeba (28913)
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