Detached
Scattered
Scattered adjective - Lacking a definite plan, purpose, or pattern.
Detached and scattered are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Detached" instead the word "Scattered" as an adjective or a verb.
Nearby Word: scattering
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- individual and detached
- individual and scattered
- separate and detached
- separate and scattered
- single and detached
- single and scattered
- distinct and detached
- distinct and scattered
- loose and detached
- loose and scattered
- distant and detached
- distant and scattered
- isolated and detached
- isolated and scattered
Both words in one sentence
- In one episode of Farscape an alien has a few detached eyes scattered over the city and can show others what he's seen with those eyes by attaching a tentacle to their eye sockets, for a price.
Source: Eye Spy
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