sprinkle vs scatter

sprinkle and scatter both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sprinkle	Yes	No	Yes	No
scatter	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, scatter is a hypernym of sprinkle; that is, scatter is a word with a broader meaning than sprinkle:

Other hypernyms of sprinkle include disperse, dot, dust, sprinkle.

As verbs, sprinkle and scatter are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of sprinkle include disperse, dot, dust.

sprinkle (noun)	scatter (noun)
the act of sprinkling or splashing water	the act of scattering
a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby	a haphazard distribution in all directions

sprinkle (verb)	scatter (verb)
scatter with liquid; wet lightly	cause to separate
cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force	distribute loosely
distribute loosely	sow by scattering
rain gently	move away from each other
	to cause to separate and go in different directions
	strew or distribute over an area