widespread
widespread
Definition
wide·spread (-spred′)
adjective
spread widely; esp.,
- widely extended widespread arms
- distributed, circulated, or occurring over a wide area or extent widespread benefits, widespread rumors
widespread
Synonyms
widespread
modif.
Antonyms
widespread
Usage Examples
Preposition: throughout
- country: And, from about 1837, the Mechanics ' Institutes, which were now widespread throughout the country, took up this idea.
Modifying Another Word
- formerly: However, since 1999, some formerly widespread species have declined severely and now have a restricted range.
- sufficiently: The very minor problem of Y2K was sufficiently widespread to threaten to disrupt much or all of this.
- increasingly: The increasingly widespread discussion of the topic in recent years basically revolves around numbers.
- relatively: We will thus be studying, in an experimental setting, two relatively widespread practices in the pig industry.
- once: This clearly represents an overall decline in both extent and quality of the once widespread and common feature of our countryside.
- quite: The general appearance of the Aberdeen style is quite widespread across England at the end of the twelfth century.
Modifies a noun
- adoption: Whether the extra link functionality of XLink is sufficient to justify widespread adoption is still a matter of debate.
- acclaim: In 1997, Oxford University Press launched, to widespread acclaim, a new paperback series which took these changes into account.
- acceptance: However, much of the work on transferable skills has largely failed to provide an approach which has gained widespread acceptance.
- dissatisfaction: There is also widespread dissatisfaction at Dr. Condon's attitude to the case.
- ignorance: It was founded in 1958 to fight the then widespread ignorance of nineteenth and early twentieth century architecture.
- condemnation: After a wave of local protests and widespread international condemnation, Grameen withdrew from the agreement.
Used with adjective complement
- become: In addition the use of the Buy Recycled logo is becoming more widespread.
- remain: This is, however, selfish and if everybody had that attitude, the diseases would remain widespread.
Preposition: in
- population: The vaccine targets human papillomavirus ( HPV ), which is widespread in the population.
- society: Misunderstandings and fears about HIV are still widespread in society.
- area: They are widespread in this area of Kent; Hayes Common comes to mind as another example.
- sector: Such schemes are widespread in the film sector, almost non existent for music.
- part: It is not thought to be a risk in the UK, but is widespread in various parts of Europe.
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