scattering

scattering

noun

Definition of SCATTERING

1

an act or process in which something scatters or is scattered <the scattering of the protesters suddenly turned violent and chaotic>

Synonyms disbandment, dispersal, dispersion, dissipation

Related Words diffusion, dissemination; breakup, dissolution, disunion, separation, split

Near Antonyms assembly, collection, concentration, gathering

2

a small number <a scattering of people in the mostly empty theater>

Synonyms couple, handful, scatter, scattering, smatter, smattering, sprinkle, sprinkling

Related Words minority; atom, crumb, fragment, grain, iota, jot, modicum, molecule, particle, scrap, shred, tittle, whit

Near Antonyms majority, most; abundance, excess, plenty, surplus; deal, gobs, heap, lot, mass, much, peck, pile, plenitude, plenty, pot, profusion, quantity, raft, reams, slather, slew, stack, wad, wealth

Antonyms army, crowd, flock, gazillion, horde, host, jillion, kazillion, legion, loads, many, mountain, multitude, oodles, scads, thousands, zillion