scattershot

adjective

scat·​ter·​shot ˈska-tər-ˌshät 

: broadly and often randomly inclusive : shotgun

scattershot advice

scattershot planning

Examples of scattershot in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The singing is spectacular all around, but the ensemble has a scattershot feel. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

An undefined position means scattershot and inconsistent AI usage at your company. — Rob Black, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Elwood scanned the bullet points, a scattershot list of demands. — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026

All this scattershot world-building and world-visiting allows for some colorfully diverting vignettes, in which production designer Alexandra Walker and costume designer Ann Maskrey get to show off their giddy, gaudy wares. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 22 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1951, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for scattershot

• aeronaut
• aforethought
• afterthought
• apricot
• argonaut
• astronaut
• camelot
• coffeepot
• concordat
• cosmonaut
• entrepot
• flowerpot