Widespread Definition

wīdsprĕd
adjective
widerspread, most-widespread
Spread or scattered over a considerable extent.
Widespread fallout from a nuclear explosion.
American Heritage
Spread widely.
Webster's New World

Affecting a large area (e.g. the entire land or body); broad in extent.

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Other Word Forms of Widespread

Adjective

Base Form:
widespread
Comparative:
widerspread
Superlative:
most-widespread

Origin of Widespread

Widespread Sentence Examples

  • The widespread interest taken in Louis XVII.

  • Events in Rome produced widespread excitement throughout Europe.

  • The cultivation of olives is widespread in the districts of Sassari, Bosa, Iglesias, Alghero and the Gallura.

  • I'm not sure he was aware the show received such widespread attention.

  • I do not think Americans would tolerate widespread, untreated hunger in this nation as long as it could afford otherwise.

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Words Starting With

WWIWID

Words Ending With

DADEAD

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widespread

Words Starting With W and Ending With D

Starts With W & Ends With DStarts With WI & Ends With DStarts With W & Ends With AD

Word Length

10 Letter Words10 Letter Words Starting With W10 Letter Words Ending With D