Synonyms for Broadcast
ˈbrɔdˌkæst, -ˌkɑstbroad·cast

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1. broadcastadjective

   Synonyms:
   air, widespread

   Antonyms:
   narrowcast

2. broadcastverb

   A transmission of a radio or television programme aired to be received by anyone with a receiver.

   Synonyms:
   widespread, air

   Antonyms:
   narrowcast

3. broadcastverb

   To transmit a message over a wide area

   Synonyms:
   air

   Antonyms:
   narrowcast

4. broadcastverb

   To appear as speaker, presenter or performer in a broadcast program

   Synonyms:
   air

   Antonyms:
   narrowcast

5. broadcastverb

   To sow seeds over a wide area

   Synonyms:
   air

   Antonyms:
   narrowcast

6. broadcastverb

   To send an email in a single transmission to a (typically large) number of people

   Synonyms:
   air

   Antonyms:
   narrowcast

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. broadcast

   Synonyms:
   scattered abroad, dispersed, profusely, unsparingly, indiscriminately, injudiciously, extensively

   Antonyms:
   collectedly, concentratively, sparingly, reservedly, locally, partially, discreetly, charily

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.5 / 2 votes

1. broadcastnoun

   message that is transmitted by radio or television

   Synonyms:
   programme, program

2. broadcast, program, programmeverb

   a radio or television show

   "did you see his program last night?"

   Synonyms:
   broadcast, political program, curriculum, programme, program, computer programme, course of study, platform, plan, computer program, syllabus, political platform

3. air, send, broadcast, beam, transmitverb

   broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television

   "We cannot air this X-rated song"

   Synonyms:
   convey, circulate, air out, beam, transfer, get off, place, spread, impart, mail, radiate, send off, commit, station, bare, post, communicate, glow, publicise, channelize, ship, channelise, ventilate, disperse, circularize, institutionalise, channel, carry, shine, transport, disseminate, pass around, direct, charge, publicize, diffuse, broadcast, distribute, propagate, send out, conduct, vent, air, institutionalize, circularise, send, aerate, transmit

4. broadcastverb

   sow over a wide area, especially by hand

   "broadcast seeds"

   Synonyms:
   send, disperse, air, distribute, circularise, diffuse, beam, propagate, pass around, circulate, spread, disseminate, circularize, transmit

5. 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"

   Synonyms:
   circulate, beam, shell out, fan out, lot, spread, 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

Matched Categories

1. • Agriculture
   • Broadcasting
   • Message
   • Publicize
   • Sow

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. make public

   Submitted by anonymous on December 30, 2019  

2. spread the wordverb

   to spread the word means to get people to be aware of something. to make them pay attention. to advertise, broadcast, blazon, and circulate have extremely similar meanings.

   the human rights organization is bringing awareness to the world.

   Submitted by noemailfromme on February 8, 2022  

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "broadcast":

   broadcasting, dissemination, disseminated, radio, radio-television, disseminate, aired, diffusion, broadcasted, transmission, transmitted, broadcasts, disseminating, retransmission, circulated, issuance, distributed, radiodiffusion, emission, retransmitted, airing, transmit, outreach, scattering, issued, released, spread, diffused

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1. Buckingham Palace:

   Her Majesty The Queen has recorded a special broadcast to the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth in relation to the Coronavirus outbreak. The televised address will be broadcast at 8 p.m. on Sunday 5th April.

2. Mike Pompeo:

   It's not fake news for you to broadcast that this is the greatest nation the world has ever known. I'm not saying ignore our faults. Acknowledge them, but this isn't the' Vice of America,' focusing on everything that's wrong with our great nation. It certainly isn't the place to give authoritarian regimes in Beijing or Tehran a platform.

3. Rachael Ray:

   In my more than 20 plus years in television, I have had 17 wonderful seasons working in daytime television with Rachael. However I’ve made the decision that’s it’s time for me to move on to the next exciting chapter in my broadcast career, my passions have evolved from the talk show format production and syndication model to a platform unencumbered by the traditional rules of distribution.

4. Lee Igel:

   If NBC doesn't pay enough attention to Covid, then it looks like they are denying reality, however, bringing Covid too much into the discussion and you could alienate viewers who are tired of the pandemic and want to watch The Olympics for the glory of the games. How the broadcast balances that will be something to look out for.

5. Ahmad Ali Hazrat:

   Now Daesh are seven kilometers outside Jalalabad city and if the government doesn't act soon it will expand its broadcast and recruit even from Kabul.