Synonyms for broadcast
- verb
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Disperse
disperse, distribute, disseminate, spread, propagate, pass around, circulate, diffuse, scatter, sparse, circularize, circularise UK
2. Transmit — to transmit a message or signal through radio waves or electronic means
Adjective
Definitions
- v. 1
To transmit a message or signal through radio waves or electronic means.
- v. 2
To transmit a message over a wide area.
- adj. 1
Cast or scattered widely in all directions; cast abroad.
The seed was broadcast, not drilled.
Related words
- Word family
- broadcaster
- Phrases
- broadcast delay direct broadcast satellite
- Is a kind of
- cast
Forms
- Past participle
- broadcasted
e.g. broadcasted → dispersed, distributed, disseminated, propagated…
Example sentences
- disseminate If you're going to disseminate ideas, make sure they're worthwhile.
- transmit We have to transmit our culture to the next generation.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| broadcast | steady | |
| disseminate | steady | |
| circularize | falling | |
| transmit | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- air1
- 4 letters
- send1, beam1
- 6 letters
- spread1, linear3, sparse1
- 7 letters
- scatter2, diffuse2
- 8 letters
- transmit2, disperse2
- 9 letters
- dispersed2, circulate3, propagate3
- 10 letters
- distribute3
- 11 letters
- disseminate4, circularize4, circularise
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (linear3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
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