scattershot

adjective

scat·​ter·​shot ˈska-tər-ˌshät 

: broadly and often randomly inclusive : shotgun

scattershot advice

scattershot planning

Examples of scattershot in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Ohtani, pitching in the big leagues for the first time in 22 months, reached 100.2 mph in a somewhat scattershot top of the first; San Diego nicked him for a run, taking advantage of a pair of singles, a wild pitch and a sacrifice fly off the bat of third baseman Manny Machado. —Dennis Lin, New York Times, 17 June 2025

Over some indie guitars and a scattershot beat, the pair trade verses about finding their way to success, even when the people around them still feel stuck in the same place. —Stephen Daw, Billboard, 13 June 2025

Consider the workplace of today: Five years post-pandemic, work from home and remote approaches are scattershot. —Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025

There is no sonic tension; spaces like the juke joint feels visually scattershot and confused once Remmick’s fiery violence crowds the room. —Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1951, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for scattershot

• aeronaut
• aforethought
• afterthought
• apricot
• argonaut
• astronaut
• camelot
• coffeepot
• concordat
• cosmonaut
• entrepot
• flowerpot