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widespread definition

wide·spread (-spred′)

adjective

spread widely; esp.,
  1. widely extended widespread arms
  2. distributed, circulated, or occurring over a wide area or extent widespread benefits, widespread rumors

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widespread Synonyms

widespread

modif.

extensive, general, sweeping, broad, comprehensive, far-reaching, widely accepted, boundless, popular, public, unrestricted, unlimited, on a large scale, over-all.

Antonyms secret*, obscure*, limited.


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widespread Usage Examples

Preposition: throughout

  • country: And, from about 1837, the Mechanics ' Institutes, which were now widespread throughout the country, took up this idea.

Modifying Another Word

  • formerly: However, since 1999, some formerly widespread species have declined severely and now have a restricted range.

Modifies a noun

  • adoption: Whether the extra link functionality of XLink is sufficient to justify widespread adoption is still a matter of debate.

Used with adjective complement

  • become: In addition the use of the Buy Recycled logo is becoming more widespread.

Preposition: in

  • population: The vaccine targets human papillomavirus ( HPV ), which is widespread in the population.
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