strewed

Tossed things around

Strewed is the past tense of strew, meaning to scatter or spread things over a surface.

Papers strewed across the desk, leaves strewed the lawn, bodies strewed the battlefield.

Broken glass strewed the pavement after the accident.

The past participle can be either strewed or strewn, with strewn more common in modern usage.

scattered

scattered

Spread irregularly about

flung · dispersed · distributed · cast · thrown · littered · dotted · peppered · interspersed · sown

ceremonial

confetti

Thrown celebration scraps

  • petalsColored bloom segments
  • flowersPlant reproductive structures
  • riceStaple cereal grain

seeds · offerings · garlands · blossoms · ashes · herbs · salt · sawdust · rushes · rose petals

debris

litter

Scattered waste or debris

detritus · scraps · fragments · remnants · leftovers · refuse · waste · flotsam · wreckage · rubble

messy

cluttered

Crowded with disorder

random · untidy · jumbled · disordered · chaotic · tangled · muddled · scrambled · disorganized · mess

Opposites
arrangement/order

strewedarranged

Put into order

organized · ordered · neatly arranged · tidied · sorted

gathering/dispersal

strewedgathered

Brought into one place

collected · amassed · assembled · accumulated · heaped

Family

strew, strewn, strewing, strews, bestrew, bestrewn

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G