Synonyms: distributed
Definition: spread out or scattered about or divided up
Similar words: doled out, dealt out, apportioned, meted out, parceled out
Definition: given out in portions
Similar words: broken
Definition: discontinuous
Usage: broken clouds; broken sunshine
Similar words: diffuse
Definition: spread out; not concentrated in one place
Usage: a large diffuse organization
Similar words: diffused
Definition: (of light rays) subjected to scattering by reflection from a rough surface or transmission through a translucent material
Usage: diffused light
Similar words: dispensed
Definition: distributed or weighted out in carefully determined portions
Usage: medicines dispensed to the sick
Similar words: dispersed, spread
Definition: distributed or spread over a considerable extent
Usage: has ties with many widely dispersed friends; eleven million Jews are spread throughout Europe
Similar words: shared, shared out, divided, divided up
Definition: distributed in portions (often equal) on the basis of a plan or purpose
Similar words: encyclical
Definition: intended for wide distribution
Usage: an encyclical letter
Similar words: fanned, spread-out
Definition: especially spread in a fan shape
Usage: the peacock's fanned tail; the spread-out cards
Similar words: widespread, far-flung
Definition: distributed over a considerable extent
Usage: far-flung trading operations; the West's far-flung mountain ranges; widespread nuclear fallout
Similar words: low-density
Definition: having low concentration
Usage: low-density urban areas
Similar words: rationed
Definition: distributed equitably in limited individual portions
Usage: got along as best we could on rationed meat and sugar
Similar words: scattered
Definition: occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
Usage: scattered showers; scattered villages
Similar words: spaced, separated
Definition: spaced apart
Definition: not dense
Usage: a thin beard; trees were sparse
Similar words: splashed
Definition: (of a fluid) having been propelled about in flying drops or masses
Usage: with clothes wet by splashed water
Similar words: straggly
Definition: growing or spreading sparsely or irregularly
Usage: straggly ivy
Similar words: unfocused, unfocussed
Definition: not concentrated at one point or upon one objective
Usage: diversity...in our huge unfocused country- Owen Wister