Definition of WIDESPREAD

widespread

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

  • widely circulated or diffused
    • "a widespread doctrine"
    • "widespread fear of nuclear war"
  • distributed over a considerable extent
    • "widespread nuclear fallout"

Adj

  • Affecting, or found throughout, a large area (e.g. the entire land or body); broad in extent; widely diffused.
  • Spread far apart.

Origin / Etymology

From wide + spread.

Antonyms

contained, endemic, few and far between, focused, limited, rare, uncommon

Scrabble Score: 17

widespread is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
widespread is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
widespread is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

widespread is a valid Words With Friends word