Widespread — synonyms, definition

1. widespread (a)

accepted broad collective common communal comprehensive current detailed dominant drawn out encyclopedic epidemic expanded expansive extended extensive general greater inland internal • • •

2. widespread (Adjective)

far-flung

widespread (Adjective) — Widely circulated or diffused. ex. "a widespread doctrine" ex. "widespread fear of nuclear war"

widespread (Adjective) — Distributed over a considerable extent. ex. "widespread nuclear fallout"