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ˈwaɪdˈsprɛdwide·spread

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Wiktionary3.5 / 4 votes

  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

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  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

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words5.0 / 2 votes

  1. widespreadadjective

    Synonyms:
    prevalent, extended, extensive

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How to use widespread in a sentence?

  1. Paul Cosford:

    This testing will tell us whether there's evidence of infection more widespread than we think the other thing it will do is, if we do get to the position of more widespread infection across the country, then it will give us early warning that that's happening.

  2. Raha Bahreini:

    We fear that there are other unreported cases every year. Women and girls in Iran face domestic violence on a widespread basis, and the Iranian authorities have consistently failed in their obligations to protect the lives and safety of women and girls, iranian authorities have yet to adopt specific legislation criminalizing gender-based violence against women and girls, including domestic violence, marital rape, and early and forced marriage, all of which remain widespread.

  3. Bertrand Russell, Marriage and Morals (1929) ch. 5:

    The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever that it is not utterly absurd; indeed in view of the silliness of the majority of mankind, a widespread belief is more likely to be foolish than sensible.

  4. Cyril Northcote Parkinson:

    The chief product of an automated society is a widespread and deepening sense of boredom.

  5. Jake Rollow:

    Candidates have a right to request a recount after election certification, and if a recount were to find a different winner, that could indeed change the outcome of the election, at this time, no evidence of widespread misconduct or fraud has been reported, and judges initially appointed by both Republicans and Democrats have found allegations of widespread fraud to be wholly meritless.


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