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:
   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, 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, 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. Justin Hochberg:

   We're not producing this for linear broadcast, we're building this thing for digital distribution, for interactivity, and for moments in show which are built like little clips that will channel through social media.

2. Press Secretary Sarah Sanders:

   The collective silence by the left and its media allies is appalling. Her disgusting comments and show are not fit for broadcast, and executives at Time Warner and TBS must demonstrate that such explicit profanity about female members of this administration will not be condoned on its network.

3. Javier Tebas:

   That would be a simplistic vision of the international market, the Premier League is the league that sells The Premier League broadcast rights for the biggest value and The Premier League doesn't have the best players nor the best clubs. The market for broadcasting rights does not work like this.

4. Tucker Carlson:

   She's just like a BLM activist who's got a gig at PBS, cillizza, who I've known for a long time - probably a nice guy actually … And I'm totally opposed to gun control, but I don't think you should hand loaded weapons to children because they're not ready for it. And every time I see Cillizza, I'm like, ‘ He should not have a job where his opinions get broadcast to other people at all. ’.

5. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:

   The shocking pictures that were broadcast ... show the true face of a group that constitutes a danger to Israeli society and to the security of Israel, we are not prepared to accept people who deny the laws of the state and do not view themselves as subject to them. The pictures underscore how important a strong Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) is to the security of us all.