scatteredadjective
uk/ˈskæt.əd/us/ˈskæt̬.ɚd/C2 covering a wide area:
Toys and books were scattered about/around the room.
My family is scattered all over the world.
The forecast is for scattered showers (= separate areas of rain) tomorrow.
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- She gathered up the newspapers that were scattered around the floor.
- Papers were scattered all over her desk.
- Several pillows were scattered about.
- It has 50 or more offices scattered across the country.
- The smoke cleared to reveal debris scattered across the street.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Spreading and scattering
- all over the place idiom
- bedaub
- bestrew
- billow
- circulate
- fan out
- go round (somewhere)
- go/do the rounds idiom
- percolate
- radial
- radiate
- slap
- spread
- spread out
- sprinkling
- straggle
- stretch
- strew
- suffuse
- sweep
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