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widespread

/ˌwaɪdˈspɹɛd/adjective2 syllables

Widespread means: distributed over a considerable extent.

Synonyms for widespread16

adjective, as in distributed over a considerable extent

far-flung, distributed

adjective, as in widely circulated or diffused

general

also used for widespread

extensive, pervasive, prevalent, ubiquitous, universal, common, disseminated, predominant, prevailing, regnant, rife, spread out, systemic

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What does widespread mean?2

adjective

1

distributed over a considerable extent“far-flung trading operations”

2

widely circulated or diffused“a widespread doctrine”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with widespread?34

two syllables

insteadahead

three syllables

overheadinfrared
Show 40 near rhymes
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All 34 rhymes for widespread, grouped by syllable

Widespread in a sentence

  • Regardless of whether this test is valid or not, it is in widespread use.sundown
  • Human rights violations, misogyny and exclusion are widespread and systematic.Cangarejo
  • Difference between the past, present, and future is nothing but an extremely widespread illusion.shanghainese
  • The effects were widespread, causing unseasonable weather, crop failures, and famine throughout the world.pip
  • Before widespread literacy, history was written by the winners.rul
  • Widespread use of polythene represents an environmental problem, as it is not biodegradable.timmartin
  • The jury's guilty verdict gave rise to widespread debate.unknown
  • Cloud will clear through the morning to leave widespread sunny spells.sundown

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Forms of widespread

as a adjective

comparative
widerspread
superlative
widestspread