- Spread or scattered over a considerable extent: widespread fallout from a nuclear explosion.
- Occurring or accepted widely: a widespread misunderstanding.
Dictionary:
wide·spread (wīd'sprĕd') ![]() |
| Thesaurus: widespread |
adjective
| Antonyms: widespread |
Definition: extensive
Antonyms: concentrated, limited, local, narrow
| WordNet: widespread |
The adjective has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1:
widely circulated or diffused
Meaning #2:
distributed over a considerable extent
Synonym: far-flung
| Translations: Widespread |
Nederlands (Dutch)
wijdverbreid
Français (French)
adj. - généralisé, étendu, très répandu
Deutsch (German)
adj. - weitverbreitet, ausgedehnt
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ευρύτατα διαδεδομένος, εκτεταμένος, γενικός, καθολικός
Italiano (Italian)
molto diffuso, comune
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - muito difundido
Русский (Russian)
(широко) распространенный, превалирующий, раскинувшийся
Español (Spanish)
adj. - extendido, generalizado
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - utbredd
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
分布广泛的, 普遍的
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 分佈廣泛的, 普遍的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 널리 보급되어 있는, 넓게 펼친, 대폭적인
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - いっぱいに広げた, 広く行きわたった, 広まった, はびこった, 広く行き渡った
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) شائع, ممتد, ذائع, منتشر, واسع الانتشار, بعيد الانتشار
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - נפוץ, רווח, נרחב
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