- extending over a wide area
- accepted by or occurring among many people
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
wide•spread /ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd/USA pronunciation
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- spread over a wide area:widespread destruction.
- occurring or found in many places or among many persons:a widespread belief that he was, in fact, a crook.
wide•spread
(wīd′spred′),USA pronunciation adj.
- spread over or open, or occupying a wide space.
- distributed over a wide region, or occurring in many places or among many persons or individuals:widespread poverty.
- wide + spread 1695–1705
- 2. . far-reaching, extensive, pervasive, far-flung.
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widespread /ˈwaɪdˌsprɛd/ adj
'widespread' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Aaron's rod
- bison
- blizzard
- Charles II
- common
- consensus
- crucifixion
- current
- epidemic
- extensive
- Freemason
- furore
- gavotte
- general
- grizzly bear
- he
- mayweed
- meltdown
- Orphism
- outcry
- plague
- prevailing
- prevalent
- promulgate
- puerperal fever
- radiotelegraphy
- renown
- renowned
- rife
- rosebay
- rumble
- sensation
- sweating sickness
- tarantism
- tide
- tidal wave
- wall-to-wall
- wave
- wolf
- A, a
- announce
- apocalypse
- Apostles' Creed
- Arawak
- armillaria root rot
- arm-twist
- athlete
- big name
- bloodbath
- breakout