WIDESPREAD: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for WIDESPREAD?

Need another word that means the same as “widespread”? Find 26 synonyms and 30 related words for “widespread” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Widespread” are: far-flung, general, extensive, universal, common, global, worldwide, international, omnipresent, ubiquitous, wholesale, all-embracing, all-inclusive, all-round, predominant, prevalent, rife, broad, blanket, sweeping, rampant, catholic, inescapable, pervasive, permeating, epidemic

Widespread as an Adjective

Definitions of "Widespread" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “widespread” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Widely circulated or diffused.
• Distributed over a considerable extent.
• Found or distributed over a large area or number of people.

Synonyms of "Widespread" as an adjective (26 Words)

all-embracing	Broad in scope or content- T.G.Winner.
all-inclusive	Broad in scope or content- T.G.Winner.
all-round	Many-sided.
blanket	Broad in scope or content- T.G.Winner. A blanket ban on tobacco advertising.
broad	Broad in scope or content T G Winner. A broad political stance.
catholic	Including a wide variety of things; all-embracing. Her tastes are pretty catholic.
common	Common to or shared by two or more parties. Common assault.
epidemic	Of the nature of an epidemic. Epidemic diseases.
extensive	Covering or affecting a large area. They suffered extensive damage.
far-flung	Remote.
general	Prevailing among and common to the general public. A general description of the merchandise.
global	Relating to or encompassing the whole of something, or of a group of things. Give students a global picture of what is involved in the task.
inescapable	Impossible to avoid or evade. They came to the inescapable conclusion that he was responsible.
international	Agreed on by all or many nations. A violation of international law.
omnipresent	Being present everywhere at once. The omnipresent threat of natural disasters.
permeating	Spreading or spread throughout.
pervasive	Spreading or spread throughout. An error is pervasive if it is material to more than one conclusion.
predominant	Most frequent or common. The predominant mood among policy makers is optimism.
prevalent	Widespread in a particular area or at a particular time. The social ills prevalent in society today.
rampant	Having a lush and unchecked growth. A lion rampant.
rife	(especially of something undesirable) of common occurrence; widespread. Male chauvinism was rife in medicine.
sweeping	Ignoring distinctions. Sweeping desolate moorlands.
ubiquitous	Being present everywhere at once. His ubiquitous influence was felt by all the family.
universal	Adapted to various purposes, sizes, forms, operations. Universal experience.
wholesale	Done on a large scale; extensive. The wholesale destruction of these animals by poachers.
worldwide	Of worldwide scope or applicability. Of worldwide significance.

Usage Examples of "Widespread" as an adjective

• Widespread nuclear fallout.
• There was widespread support for the war.
• Drug use is widespread.
• A widespread doctrine.
• Widespread fear of nuclear war.

Associations of "Widespread" (30 Words)

banality	A trite or obvious remark. There is an essential banality to the story he tells.
bromide	A sedative preparation containing potassium bromide. Feel good bromides create the illusion of problem solving.
cliche	A trite or obvious remark.
common	Common sense. The common or vernacular name.
commonplace	A notable passage in a work copied into a commonplace book. Bombing has become almost a commonplace of public life there.
comprehensive	A comprehensive school. He trained as an accountant after leaving the local comprehensive.
cosmopolitan	A cosmopolitan person. That queer cosmopolitan rather sinister crowd found around the Marseilles docks.
countrywide	Occurring or extending throughout a country or nation. A countrywide tour.
distributed	(of a computer system) spread over several machines, especially over a network. A distributed system.
distributive	A distributive word. The distributive effects of public expenditure.
everywhere	To or in any or all places; (`everyplace’ is used informally fo. He carried a gun everywhere he went.
extensive	Large in amount or scale. An extensive Roman settlement in northwest England.
general	Prevailing among and common to the general public. It is not general practice to confirm or deny such reports.
generic	A consumer product having no brand name or registered trademark. The generic name.
hackneyed	(of a phrase or idea) having been overused; unoriginal and trite. Hackneyed old sayings.
immanent	Of a mental act performed entirely within the mind. The protection of liberties is immanent in constitutional arrangements.
invasive	Tending to spread very quickly and undesirably or harmfully. The sound of the piano was invasive.
omnipresent	(of God) present everywhere at the same time. The omnipresent threat of natural disasters.
pervade	(especially of a smell) spread through and be perceived in every part of. A smell of stale cabbage pervaded the air.
pervasive	Spreading or spread throughout. The pervasive odor of garlic.
prevail	Prove more powerful or superior. It is hard for logic to prevail over emotion.
prevalent	Predominant; powerful. The social ills prevalent in society today.
publicity	A message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution. We distributed publicity from a stall in the marketplace.
spread	Cover by spreading something over. He spread fertilizer over the lawn.
spreading	Act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time.
sweeping	Dirt or refuse collected by sweeping. We cannot recommend any sweeping alterations.
typical	Representative as a symbol; symbolic. He brushed the incident aside with typical good humour.
ubiquitous	Present, appearing, or found everywhere. Cowboy hats are ubiquitous among the male singers.
ubiquity	The state of being everywhere at once (or seeming to be everywhere at once. The growing ubiquity of advertising.
unexceptional	Not out of the ordinary; usual. An unexceptional movie.