Synonyms for scattered
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1. scatteredadjective

   occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space

   "scattered showers"; "scattered villages"

   Synonyms:
   unconnected, illogical, disordered, disjointed, garbled, confused, disconnected

   Antonyms:
   consistent, ordered, concentrated, coherent, logical

2. confused, disconnected, disjointed, disordered, garbled, illogical, scattered, unconnectedadjective

   lacking orderly continuity

   "a confused set of instructions"; "a confused dream about the end of the world"; "disconnected fragments of a story"; "scattered thoughts"

   Synonyms:
   abrupt, befuddled, staccato, mixed-up, disoriented, disordered, bemused, separated, at sea, fragmented, illogical, lost, disconnected, unconnected, unordered, baffled, unlogical, upset, confounded, broken, disjointed, split, dislocated, disunited, garbled, mazed, bewildered, confused

   Antonyms:
   ordered, coherent, logical, concentrated, consistent

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1. scatteredadjective

   Synonyms:
   strewn, sprinkled

2. scatteredadjective

   Synonyms:
   diffused, dispersed, spread about

3. scatteredadjective

   Synonyms:
   sporadic, occurring here and there

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1. List of paraphrases for "scattered":

   dispersed, sparse, sporadic, spread, disseminated, distributed, fragmented, decentralized, patchy, odd-job, piecemeal, littered, dispersal, diffuse

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1. Democratic Leader Berta Gardner:

   Because Alaska is a very high cost area and we have a small scattered population, insurance companies are not eager to do business here, costs are high and there are relatively few people. For instance there is no rheumatologist in the entire state.

2. Dave Reichert:

   Of course, he confessed and pled guilty to 49, we know there are other undiscovered bodies scattered throughout the country and throughout the state, probably some in Oregon, which will be found at a later date. But it will be very difficult to tie those victims to Ridgway. So yes, there are other victims still out there.

3. Steve Wang:

   (The debris is) all so scattered to such a wide span of areas, it is hard to see how one piece can really help.

4. The Fiji Times newspaper:

   Houses have been blown away, roof tops have gone, power lines have been broken and debris scattered around in towns and cities.

5. Pushpa Basnet:

   When the earthquake hit that land, all my dreams were scattered, i have to restart again.