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scattering
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1 an act or process in which something scatters or is scattered the scattering of the protesters suddenly turned violent and chaotic Synonyms of scattering disbandment, dispersal, dispersion, dissipation Words Related to scattering diffusion, dissemination; breakup, dissolution, disunion, separation, split Near Antonyms of scattering assembly, collection, concentration, gathering
2 a small number a scattering of people in the mostly empty theater Synonyms of scattering couple, handful, scatter, few, smatter, smattering, sprinkle, sprinklingWords Related to scattering minority; atom, crumb, fragment, grain, iota, jot, modicum, molecule, particle, scrap, shred, tittle, whitNear Antonyms of scattering 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, wealthAntonyms of scattering army, crowd, flock, gazillion, horde, host, jillion, kazillion, legion, loads, many, mountain, multitude, oodles, scads, thousands, zillion
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