scatters

VERB

strew, disperse

Synonyms

STRONGEST

discard distribute divide fling litter pour shatter shower spray spread sprinkle

STRONG

besprinkle broadcast cast derange diffuse disband dispel disseminate dissipate disunite diverge expend intersperse migrate part scramble separate set sever shed sow spend sunder

WEAK

disject put to flight run away set asunder split up take off in all directions throw around throw out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

collect gather hold keep maintain retain

STRONG

accumulate combine join receive save unite

Example Sentences

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scatters

Another, in a blue tunic that echoes the sky, scatters wheat seeds in the new furrows.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Inside the material, the porous structure scatters light so effectively that it appears intensely white without any added pigment.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026

Dust in the disk scatters light from the central star, creating an effect similar to fog.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026

This is because the sunlight it reflects reaches us through a more dense part of the Earth's atmosphere which scatters blue and violet light, and means only the redder hues reach us.

From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2026

It tore the logs of the raft apart as a great wind scatters a heap of dried chaff; it flung Odysseus into the wild waters.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton