Synonyms for widespread
ˈwaɪdˈsprɛdwide·spread

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1. widespreadadjective

   Synonyms:
   extensive, pervasive, prevalent

   Antonyms:
   limited

2. widespreadadjective

   Affecting a large area (e.g. the entire land or body); broad in extent.

   Synonyms:
   extensive, pervasive, prevalent

   Antonyms:
   limited

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1. widespreadadjective

   widely circulated or diffused

   "a widespread doctrine"; "widespread fear of nuclear war"

   Synonyms:
   far-flung

   Antonyms:
   specific, concentrated

2. far-flung, widespreadadjective

   distributed over a considerable extent

   "far-flung trading operations"; "the West's far-flung mountain ranges"; "widespread nuclear fallout"

   Synonyms:
   far-flung

   Antonyms:
   specific, concentrated

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1. widespreadadjective

   Synonyms:
   prevalent, extended, extensive

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1. List of paraphrases for "widespread":

   generalized, generalised, pervasive, broad, prevalent, extensive, wide, large-scale, rife, wide-ranging, rampant, extended, ubiquitous, universal, general, broad-based, massive, common, across-the-board, wide-spread, widely, comprehensive, extensively, wide-range, wide-scale, endemic, vast, commonplace, prevailing

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1. House Speaker John Boehner:

   I have widespread support among my members.

2. Nobel Committee:

   The quartet was formed in the summer of 2013 when the democratization process was in danger of collapsing as a result of political assassinations and widespread social unrest, it established an alternative, peaceful political process at a time when the country was on the brink of civil war. It was thus instrumental in enabling Tunisia, in the space of a few years, to establish a constitutional system of government guaranteeing fundamental rights for the entire population, irrespective of gender, political conviction or religious belief.

3. Martin Arrick:

   The negative pressures facing most providers are widespread, many providers will not be able to adapt.

4. James Feldkamp:

   It looks entirely plausible that the engine problems they're having with the leak are more widespread than originally reported.

5. Pavitra Roychoudhury:

   Reinfections are going to be pretty inevitable until we have vaccines or widespread mandates that are going to prevent cases rising again. But the good news is that we are in, I think, a much better spot than we were without the vaccines, there's so much of this virus out there that it seems inevitable.