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Antonyms for spread
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  1. spreadnoun

    Synonyms:
    circulate, put about, propagate, disseminate, straddle

  2. spreadnoun

    The difference between the price of a futures month and the price of another month of the same commodity.

    Synonyms:
    straddle

  3. spreadnoun

    The purchase of a futures contract of one delivery month against the sale of another futures delivery month of the same commodity.

    Synonyms:
    straddle

  4. spreadnoun

    The purchase of one delivery month of one commodity against the sale of that same delivery month of a different commodity.

    Synonyms:
    straddle

  5. spreadnoun

    An arbitrage transaction of the same commodity in two markets, executed to take advantage of a profit from price discrepancies.

    Synonyms:
    straddle

  6. spreadnoun

    The difference between bidding and asking price.

    Synonyms:
    straddle

  7. spreadnoun

    The difference between the prices of two similar items.

    Synonyms:
    straddle

  8. spreadverb

    To stretch out, open out (a material etc.) so that it more fully covers a given area of space.

    He spread his newspaper on the table.

    Synonyms:
    straddle, disseminate, circulate, put about, propagate

  9. spreadverb

    An expanse of land.

    I spread my arms wide and welcomed him home.

    Synonyms:
    propagate, put about, circulate, disseminate, straddle

  10. spreadverb

    A large tract of land used to raise livestock; a cattle ranch

    I spread the rice grains evenly over the floor.

    Synonyms:
    propagate, straddle, circulate, put about, disseminate

  11. spreadverb

    A piece of material used as a cover (such as a bedspread).

    Synonyms:
    disseminate, circulate, propagate, put about, straddle

  12. spreadnoun

    To disseminate; to cause to proliferate, to make (something) widely known or present.

    The missionaries quickly spread their new message across the country.

    Synonyms:
    put about, straddle, disseminate, circulate, propagate

  13. spreadverb

    To take up a larger area or space; to expand, be extended.

    I dropped my glass; the water spread quickly over the tiled floor.

    Synonyms:
    straddle, put about, disseminate, circulate, propagate

  14. spreadverb

    To smear, to distribute in a thin layer.

    She liked to spread butter on her toast while it was still hot.

    Synonyms:
    circulate, put about, propagate, disseminate, straddle

  15. spreadverb

    A numerical difference.

    He always spreads his toast with peanut butter and strawberry jam.

    Synonyms:
    propagate, straddle, circulate, put about, disseminate

  16. spreadnoun

    The difference between the wholesale and retail prices.

    Synonyms:
    disseminate, straddle, put about, circulate, propagate

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. spread, spreadingnoun

    process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space

    Antonyms:
    unprepared, unextended, concentrated, pull together, collect, gather, garner

    Synonyms:
    bed cover, spread head, cattle ranch, counterpane, banquet, bedcover, public exposure, cattle farm, spreading, dissemination, bedspread, scatter, bed covering, spreadhead, feast, gap, paste, ranch, facing pages, airing

  2. gap, spreadnoun

    a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures

    "gap between income and outgo"; "the spread between lending and borrowing costs"

    Antonyms:
    unextended, unprepared, concentrated, gather, garner, pull together, collect

    Synonyms:
    bedcover, spreading, spread head, cattle ranch, counterpane, banquet, facing pages, crack, interruption, cattle farm, break, bedspread, scatter, bed covering, spreadhead, feast, disruption, bed cover, opening, gap, paste, ranch, col

  3. ranch, spread, cattle ranch, cattle farmnoun

    farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)

    Antonyms:
    unextended, unprepared, concentrated, collect, pull together, gather, garner

    Synonyms:
    bed cover, spread head, cattle ranch, counterpane, banquet, bedcover, cattle farm, spreading, bedspread, scatter, bed covering, spreadhead, feast, gap, paste, ranch, facing pages

  4. scatter, spreadnoun

    a haphazard distribution in all directions

    Antonyms:
    unextended, concentrated, unprepared, collect, pull together, garner, gather

    Synonyms:
    bed cover, spread head, cattle ranch, counterpane, banquet, bedcover, scattering, cattle farm, spreading, bedspread, scatter, bed covering, spreadhead, feast, gap, paste, ranch, strewing, facing pages

  5. spread, pastenoun

    a tasty mixture to be spread on bread or crackers or used in preparing other dishes

    Antonyms:
    concentrated, unprepared, unextended, gather, collect, pull together, garner

    Synonyms:
    bed cover, spread head, cattle ranch, counterpane, banquet, bedcover, cattle farm, spreading, library paste, bedspread, scatter, bed covering, spreadhead, feast, gap, paste, ranch, facing pages

  6. banquet, feast, spreadnoun

    a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed

    "a banquet for the graduating seniors"; "the Thanksgiving feast"; "they put out quite a spread"

    Antonyms:
    unprepared, concentrated, unextended, collect, garner, pull together, gather

    Synonyms:
    bed cover, spread head, cattle ranch, counterpane, banquet, bedcover, fiesta, fete, spreading, bedspread, scatter, bed covering, spreadhead, feast, gap, paste, ranch, cattle farm, facing pages

  7. spread, spread head, spreadhead, facing pagesnoun

    two facing pages of a book or other publication

    Antonyms:
    concentrated, unprepared, unextended, pull together, gather, garner, collect

    Synonyms:
    bed cover, spread head, cattle ranch, counterpane, banquet, bedcover, cattle farm, spreading, bedspread, scatter, bed covering, spreadhead, feast, gap, paste, ranch, facing pages

  8. spreadnoun

    the expansion of a person's girth (especially at middle age)

    "she exercised to avoid that middle-aged spread"

    Antonyms:
    concentrated, unprepared, unextended, garner, pull together, collect, gather

    Synonyms:
    bed cover, spread head, cattle ranch, counterpane, banquet, bedcover, cattle farm, spreading, bedspread, scatter, bed covering, spreadhead, feast, gap, paste, ranch, facing pages

  9. bedspread, bedcover, bed cover, bed covering, counterpane, spreadnoun

    decorative cover for a bed

    Antonyms:
    concentrated, unextended, unprepared, gather, pull together, garner, collect

    Synonyms:
    bed cover, spread head, cattle ranch, counterpane, banquet, bedcover, cattle farm, spreading, bedspread, scatter, bed covering, spreadhead, feast, gap, paste, ranch, facing pages

  10. spread, spreadingadjective

    act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time

    Antonyms:
    unextended, concentrated, unprepared, pull together, gather, garner, collect

    Synonyms:
    bed cover, spread head, cattle ranch, counterpane, banquet, bedcover, public exposure, cattle farm, spreading, dissemination, bedspread, scatter, bed covering, spreadhead, feast, gap, paste, ranch, facing pages, airing

  11. dispersed, spreadadjective

    distributed or spread over a considerable extent

    "has ties with many widely dispersed friends"; "eleven million Jews are spread throughout Europe"

    Antonyms:
    concentrated, unprepared, unextended, garner, collect, pull together, gather

    Synonyms:
    dispersed, outspread

  12. spreadadjective

    prepared or arranged for a meal; especially having food set out

    "a table spread with food"

    Antonyms:
    unextended, unprepared, concentrated, garner, collect, pull together, gather

    Synonyms:
    dispersed, outspread

  13. outspread, spreadverb

    fully extended in width

    "outspread wings"; "with arms spread wide"

    Antonyms:
    unextended, unprepared, concentrated, pull together, garner, collect, gather

    Synonyms:
    dispersed, outspread

  14. spread, distributeverb

    distribute or disperse widely

    "The invaders spread their language all over the country"

    Antonyms:
    concentrated, unprepared, unextended, gather, garner, pull together, collect

    Synonyms:
    circulate, shell out, lot, pass on, dish out, deal out, allot, overspread, dispense, dole out, unfold, spread out, deal, parcel out, disperse, circularize, administer, give out, fan out, open, go around, pass around, hand out, mete out, pass out, diffuse, broadcast, distribute, propagate, scatter, circularise, stagger, disseminate

  15. spread, propagateverb

    become distributed or widespread

    "the infection spread"; "Optimism spread among the population"

    Antonyms:
    unextended, concentrated, unprepared, garner, pull together, gather, collect

    Synonyms:
    circularise, unfold, pass around, overspread, disseminate, spread out, broadcast, open, fan out, scatter, circularize, go around, propagate, circulate, disperse, distribute, diffuse

  16. spread, overspreadverb

    spread across or over

    "A big oil spot spread across the water"

    Antonyms:
    unextended, unprepared, concentrated, collect, gather, garner, pull together

    Synonyms:
    circularise, unfold, pass around, overspread, disseminate, spread out, broadcast, open, fan out, scatter, circularize, go around, propagate, circulate, disperse, distribute, diffuse

  17. unfold, spread, spread out, openverb

    spread out or open from a closed or folded state

    "open the map"; "spread your arms"

    Antonyms:
    unprepared, concentrated, unextended, garner, collect, pull together, gather

    Synonyms:
    fan out, blossom out, unfold, circularise, dissipate, open up, overspread, disseminate, pass around, spread out, broadcast, afford, turn out, open, stretch, blossom, give, stretch out, extend, scatter, circularize, expand, splay, go around, propagate, blossom forth, rotate, circulate, disperse, distribute, string out, diffuse

  18. circulate, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, spread, diffuse, disperse, pass aroundverb

    cause to become widely known

    "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"

    Antonyms:
    concentrated, unprepared, unextended, garner, collect, gather, pull together

    Synonyms:
    circulate, beam, shell out, fan out, lot, mobilize, pervade, pass on, dish out, dissipate, deal out, allot, dot, overspread, break up, dispense, interpenetrate, dole out, unfold, penetrate, deal, parcel out, disperse, circularize, administer, give out, spread out, open, go around, pass around, sprinkle, hand out, mete out, dispel, mobilise, diffuse, broadcast, distribute, pass out, propagate, scatter, transmit, air, circularise, send, riddle, dust, stagger, imbue, permeate, disseminate, circle

  19. go around, spread, circulateverb

    become widely known and passed on

    "the rumor spread"; "the story went around in the office"

    Antonyms:
    unprepared, concentrated, unextended, pull together, collect, gather, garner

    Synonyms:
    fan out, unfold, circularise, outflank, overspread, disseminate, pass around, distribute, spread out, broadcast, mobilize, get around, revolve, circle, mobilise, open, scatter, circularize, pass on, short-circuit, go around, propagate, rotate, circulate, disperse, bypass, diffuse

  20. spread, scatter, spread outverb

    strew or distribute over an area

    "He spread fertilizer over the lawn"; "scatter cards across the table"

    Antonyms:
    concentrated, unextended, unprepared, collect, pull together, garner, gather

    Synonyms:
    circularise, rotate, unfold, pass around, dissipate, overspread, disseminate, sprinkle, dot, spread out, broadcast, open, fan out, string out, scatter, circularize, expand, break up, splay, go around, propagate, dust, dispel, circulate, disperse, distribute, turn out, diffuse

  21. diffuse, spread, spread out, fan outverb

    move outward

    "The soldiers fanned out"

    Antonyms:
    unextended, concentrated, unprepared, gather, pull together, garner, collect

    Synonyms:
    unfold, circularise, dissipate, penetrate, riddle, overspread, disseminate, pass around, spread out, go around, broadcast, turn out, fan out, scatter, distribute, imbue, circularize, expand, permeate, splay, open, propagate, rotate, pervade, disperse, circulate, string out, interpenetrate, diffuse

  22. spreadverb

    cover by spreading something over

    "spread the bread with cheese"

    Antonyms:
    unprepared, concentrated, unextended, garner, collect, pull together, gather

    Synonyms:
    circularise, unfold, pass around, overspread, disseminate, spread out, broadcast, open, fan out, scatter, circularize, go around, propagate, circulate, disperse, distribute, diffuse

  23. spreadverb

    distribute over a surface in a layer

    "spread cheese on a piece of bread"

    Antonyms:
    unextended, concentrated, unprepared, pull together, gather, collect, garner

    Synonyms:
    circularise, unfold, pass around, overspread, disseminate, spread out, broadcast, open, fan out, scatter, circularize, go around, propagate, circulate, disperse, distribute, diffuse

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. spreadnoun

    Synonyms:
    extent, compass, reach, feast, cover

  2. spreadverb

    Synonyms:
    extend, stretch, expand, dilate, unfurl, unroll, open, disseminate, bruit, circulate, propagate, promulgate, diffuse, emit, suffuse, cover, overspread, mantle, expatiate

How to use spread in a sentence?

  1. Andrew Phelps:

    Everyone who, who doesn't have what they need to go back to school, or to go back to work, or to go to the grocery store, is putting themselves, I think, at a greater risk to contract Covid or to spread Covid around the community, we also know that Covid disproportionately impacts minorities here in Oregon. And when you've got folks that are already disproportionately impacted by things like unemployment, and now by Covid, it really becomes an issue of additional lives lost.

  2. Ethan Lindenberger:

    To combat preventable-disease outbreaks, information is, in my mind, the forefront of this matter. My mother would turn to anti-vaccine groups online and on social media, looking for her evidence in defense rather than health officials and other credible sources. This may seem to be in malice because of the dangers of not vaccinating imposes, but this is not the case. My mother came in the sense of loving her children and being concerned, for certain individuals and organizations that spread misinformation, they instill fear into the public for their own gain selfishly and do so knowing that their information is incorrect. For my mother, her love, affection and care as a parent, was used to push an agenda to create a false distress, and these sources which spread misinformation should be the primary concern of the American people.

  3. Mike McCarthy:

    The market is disappointed with last night's numbers, the spread (between Brent and U.S. crude) had narrowed so it's not surprising it's diverging.

  4. Atlantic League:

    After that, were relatively confident thats its going to spread through organized baseball, were very excited about what this portends not only for our league but for the future of baseball. What we know is technology can help umpires be more accurate and were committed to that. We think the Atlantic League is being a pioneer for all of the sport.

  5. Simon Cheng:

    I was hung (handcuffed and shackled) on a steep X-Cross doing a spread-eagled pose for hours after hours, sometimes, they ordered me to do the 'stress tests', which includes extreme strength exercise such as 'squat' and 'chair pose' for countless hours. They beat me every time I failed to do so using something like sharpened batons.

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