Similar Words

— separation
— severity
— spartan
— spirit
— spirits
— sporadic
— sportive
— sportsman
— spread
— spread out
— spread over
— sprite
— sprout
— sprouting
— spurt
— subordinate
— supporting
— supportive
— sybarite
— sybaritic

Misspelling

preading, sppreading, spraeding, spreaading, spreadding, spreadiing, spreadimg, spreadin, spreadingg, spreadinng, spreadnig, spreeading, sprreading, sspreading, zpreading

Spreading — synonyms, spreading antonyms, definition

1. spreading (a)

25 synonyms

catching consecutive contagious developing endemic enlarging epidemic expansive flowing gradual growing gushing increasing infectious issuing maturing on-going progressive rising running • • •

2. spreading (Noun)

4 synonyms

airing dissemination public exposure spread

3 definitions

spreading (Noun) — Process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space.

spreading (Noun) — The opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate.

spreading (Noun) — Act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time.

4 types of

change of location extension transmission travel

15 types

circulation decentralisation decentralization diffusion dispersal dispersion dissemination extension invasion irradiation propagation radiation scatter scattering strewing

3. spreading (Verb)

17 synonyms

broadcasting circularising circularizing circulating diffusing dispersing disseminating distributing fanning out going around opening overspreading passing around propagating scattering spreading out unfolding

1 antonym

gathering

10 definitions

spreading (Verb) — Disperse widely. ex. "The invaders spread their language all over the country"

spreading (Verb) — Become distributed or widespread. ex. "the infection spread" ex. "Optimism spread among the population"

spreading (Verb) — Move outwards to form a covering over. ex. "A big oil spot spread across the water"

spreading (Verb) — Spread out or open from a closed or folded state. ex. "spread your arms" ex. "spread out your arms"

spreading (Verb) — Cause to become widely known. ex. "spread information"

spreading (Verb) — Become widely known and passed on. ex. "the rumour spread"

spreading (Verb) — Strew or distribute over an area. ex. "He spread fertilizer over the lawn"

spreading (Verb) — Move outward. ex. "The soldiers spread"

spreading (Verb) — Cover by spreading something over. ex. "spread the bread with cheese"

spreading (Verb) — Distribute over a surface in a layer. ex. "spread cheese on a piece of bread"

16 types of

airing baring circulating continuing covering distributing extending going locomoting moving passing around passing on publicising publicizing traveling undoing

40 types

birdliming bleeding butterflying carrying catching circumfusing creeping deploying discharging distributing divaricating exfoliating exporting generalising generalizing grassing liming mantling manuring metastasising • • •

1 see also

spread out