widespread
adjective /ˌwaɪdˈspred/Definition
C1 existing or happening in many places and/or among many people: There are reports of widespread flooding in northern France. Malnutrition in the region is widespread - affecting up to 78 percent of children under five years old. The campaign has received widespread support.Spreading and scattering
(Definition of widespread adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- all over the place idiom
- bedaub verb
- bestrew verb
- billow verb
- circulate verb
- diffuse adjective (SPREAD)
- diffuse verb
- dispersion noun
- fan out phrasal verb
- go round (somewhere) phrasal verb
- go the rounds idiom
- percolate verb (INFORMATION)
- radial adjective
- radiate verb (SPREAD)
- splay verb
- sprawl noun (CITY)
- sprawl verb (CITY)
- spread out phrasal verb
- sprinkling noun
- sweep verb (MOVE)
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