English Online Dictionary. What means widespread? What does widespread mean?
English
Alternative forms
- wide-spread
Etymology
From wide + spread.
Pronunciation
- (predicative) IPA(key): /ˌwaɪdˈspɹɛd/
- (prenominal) IPA(key): /ˈwaɪdˌspɹɛd/
Adjective
widespread (comparative widerspread or more widespread, superlative widestspread or most widespread)
- Affecting a large area (e.g. the entire land or body); broad in extent; widely diffused.
Synonyms
- extensive, pervasive, prevalent, ubiquitous, universal; see also Thesaurus:widespread
Antonyms
- limited
Derived terms
- widespreadly
- widespreadness