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Synonyms for diffuse
dɪˈfyuz; -ˈfyusdif·fuse
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diffuse
Synonyms:
discursive, prolix, verbose, diluted, copiousAntonyms:
laconic, epigrammatic, terse, condensed
Princeton's WordNet
diffuseadjective
spread out; not concentrated in one place
"a large diffuse organization"
Antonyms:
concentrated, concisesoft, diffuse, diffusedadjective
(of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected
Synonyms:
cushy, indulgent, mild, piano, balmy, easy, voiced, soft, delicate, flabby, subdued, lenient, flaccid, gentle, sonant, easygoing, diffusedAntonyms:
concentrated, concisediffuseverb
lacking conciseness
"a diffuse historical novel"
Antonyms:
concentrated, concisediffuse, spread, spread out, fan outverb
move outward
"The soldiers fanned out"
Synonyms:
unfold, circularise, dissipate, penetrate, riddle, overspread, disseminate, pass around, spread, spread out, go around, broadcast, turn out, fan out, scatter, distribute, imbue, circularize, expand, permeate, splay, open, propagate, rotate, pervade, disperse, circulate, string out, interpenetrateAntonyms:
concise, concentratedpermeate, pervade, penetrate, interpenetrate, diffuse, imbue, riddleverb
spread or diffuse through
"An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration"; "music penetrated the entire building"; "His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks"
Synonyms:
fall into place, circulate, spread, infiltrate, interpenetrate, sink in, soak, penetrate, bottom, disperse, circularize, propagate, pass around, riddle, spread out, filter, come home, disseminate, perforate, dawn, hue, click, broadcast, screen, distribute, percolate, fan out, circularise, get across, fathom, imbue, get through, permeate, pervadeAntonyms:
concise, concentratedcirculate, 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, broadcast, distribute, pass out, propagate, scatter, transmit, air, circularise, send, riddle, dust, stagger, imbue, permeate, disseminate, circleAntonyms:
concentrated, concise
Dictionary of English Synonymes
diffuseverb
Synonyms:
disperse, scatter, disseminate, spread, circulate, propagate, distribute, pour out, send abroad, spread abroaddiffuseadjective
Synonyms:
prolix, copious, rambling, loose, verbose, wordy, diffusive, long-winded, long-spun, spun out
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "diffuse":
non-point, diffused, disseminate, broadcasts, fuzzy, defuse, blurred, fugitive, vague, scattered
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How to use diffuse in a sentence?
There is something qualitatively different about terrorist organizations and their dynamics today because they are more diffuse and widely distributed and may materialize where you don't expect them.
Don’t hang out in there and watch TV or read books or do work in there, keep a notebook next to the bed so if you wake up in the middle of the night you can write down what comes to mind. Diffuse any worries you have by meditating on it and do your best to let things go.
These telescopes were designed to look for diffuse light around galaxies. Not in the context of dark matter, but you can repurpose the data to look for this glow, [The Dragonfly telescopes] are really good at looking for this high contrast between the really bright galactic center and the really dim outskirts of galaxies.
The diffuse ISM was historically considered too harsh and tenuous an environment for appreciable abundances of large molecules to occur, prior to the detection of C60, the largest known molecules in space were only 12 atoms in size. Our confirmation of C60 + shows just how complex astrochemistry can get, even in the lowest density, most strongly ultraviolet-irradiated environments in the Galaxy.
The diffuse ISM can be considered as the starting point for the chemical processes that ultimately give rise to planets and life, so fully identifying its contents provides information on the ingredients available to create stars and planets.
Translations for diffuse
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- разпространявам, разсейвам се, разсейвам, разпръсвам се, разпръсвам, дифузен, разсеянBulgarian
- diffundieren, diffusGerman
- difusoSpanish
- hajaantunut, hajottaa, lavea, levittää, diffuusi, hajota, diffundoitua, hajanainen, levitä, hajaantuaFinnish
- diffuser, diffusFrench
- idirleata, idirleathIrish
- árad, terjedHungarian
- difuzarIdo
- diffusoItalian
- kona, tūringiringi, tūrererereMāori
- diffundere, diffusNorwegian
- difusoPortuguese
- рассе́ять, распространя́ть, распространи́ть, рассе́ивать, распространи́ться, рассе́яться, рассе́иваться, распространя́тьсяRussian
- diffus, diffunderaSwedish
- dağınıkTurkish
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