widespread

Questions about widespread

What does widespread mean?

widespread means "widely circulated or diffused". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in widespread?

widespread has 2 syllables: wide-spread. The stress falls on "wide". In IPA it is /ˈwaɪdˈspɹɛd/.

What is another word for widespread?

Close synonyms include far-flung. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is widespread a common word?

widespread is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with widespread?

2 words rhyme with widespread. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.