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spread has 35 distinct synonyms spread across 19 of its 23 senses. Each sense below keeps its own list, because a synonym belongs to a meaning and not to a word: swapping one sense's substitute into another sense's sentence is how a thesaurus makes writing worse. Its one recorded opposite is gather.
Counts are distinct word forms across every sense. A synonym that appears under three senses is counted once here and shown three times below, under each sense it belongs to.
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
a haphazard distribution in all directions
a tasty mixture to be spread on bread or crackers or used in preparing other dishes
two facing pages of a book or other publication
the expansion of a person's girth (especially at middle age)
“she exercised to avoid that middle-aged spread”
decorative cover for a bed
distribute or disperse widely
“The invaders spread their language all over the country”
distributed or spread over a considerable extent
“has ties with many widely dispersed friends”
2 of the 23 recorded senses carry no synonym, antonym or related term, so they are not shown above. Every sense, with its definition and examples, is on the full entry for spread.
Synonyms, antonyms and the broader and narrower relations for spread come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Full sources and licences.
spread across or over
“A big oil spot spread across the water”
cause to become widely known
“spread information”
strew or distribute over an area
“He spread fertilizer over the lawn”