Synonyms of scatters

scatters 1 of 2

noun

plural of scatter

as in handfuls

a small number

played before only a scatter of spectators in that huge stadium

Synonyms & Similar Words

• handfuls
• couples
• scatterings
• smatterings
• fews
• handsful
• sprinkles
• sprinklings
• smatters
• fragments
• minorities
• atoms
• molecules
• shreds
• particles
• jots
• grains
• crumbs
• scraps
• iotas
• modicums
• whits
• tittles

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loads
• many
• thousands
• flocks
• mountains
• multitudes
• armies
• hordes
• crowds
• scads
• hosts
• legions
• zillions
• oodles
• majorities
• gazillions
• jillions
• piles
• excesses
• abundances
• surpluses
• masses
• heaps
• quantities
• kazillions
• stacks
• lots
• mosts
• pots
• pecks
• reams
• gobs
• deals
• rafts
• wads
• much
• plenties
• slathers
• profusions
• slews
• wealths
• plenitudes

scatters

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of scatter

1

as in disperses

to cause (members of a group) to move widely apart

the noise of the backfiring car scattered the pigeons

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disperses
• dispels
• dissipates
• squanders
• disbands
• segregates
• isolates
• diffuses
• disseminates
• separates
• parts
• clears out
• splits (up)
• diverges
• spreads
• breaks up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• collects
• gathers
• concentrates
• assembles
• clusters
• congregates
• agglutinates
• unites
• unifies
• conglomerates
• ingathers

2

as in sprays

to cover by or as if by scattering something over or on

the hillside was scattered with boulders deposited by the last ice age

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sprays
• sprinkles
• dots
• strews
• peppers
• dusts
• spots
• sows
• bestrews
• drizzles
• flecks
• blankets
• studs
• dapples
• speckles
• stipples
• spatters
• bespatters

3

as in dissipates

to go off in different directions and cease to exist as a body or unified whole

these drunken revelers will quickly scatter when the police arrive

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disperses
• dissipates
• disappears
• fades
• dissolves
• disassembles
• divides
• evaporates
• spills
• diverges
• separates
• melts
• branches (out)
• flees
• disbands
• clears
• goes (away)
• forks
• breaks up
• evanesces

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• gathers
• meets
• congregates