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Synonyms for wide-spread

17 synonyms
8 antonyms

adjective

Most common

popular extensive prevalent pervasive universal epidemic ubiquitous disseminated

All synonyms

Adjective

prevalent, extensive, pervasive, popular, ubiquitous, universal, general, epidemic, disseminated, far-flung, rife, spread out, prevailing, distributed, extended, broadcast, regnant

Antonyms

specific, limited, rare

All antonyms of wide-spread →

Definitions

adj. 1
Affecting, or found throughout, a large area (e.g. the entire land or body); broad in extent; widely diffused.
The storm caused widespread damage.

Related words

Other spellings: widespread

Example sentences

popular I bought several cassettes of the popular singers.
extensive The earthquake in Hokkaido caused extensive damage.
prevalent Plastic is the most prevalent type of marine debris.
pervasive Cares and worries were pervasive in her mind.
universal The egg is a universal symbol of life and rebirth.
epidemic Wuhan is the epicenter of the coronavirus epidemic.

By length

4 letters: rife¹
7 letters: general³, popular³, regnant
8 letters: extended³, epidemic⁴
9 letters: extensive³, universal⁴, broadcast², prevalent³, pervasive³
10 letters: prevailing³, ubiquitous⁴
11 letters: distributed⁴
12 letters: disseminated⁵

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (general³ = 3 syllables).

In other languages

Français: répandu
Italiano: diffuso
Español: extendido
Deutsch: verbreitet