a. | 1. | Spread to a great distance; widely extended; extending far and wide; |
Adj. | 1. | widespread - widely circulated or diffused; "a widespread doctrine"; "widespread fear of nuclear war" |
2. | widespread - distributed over a considerable extent; "far-flung trading operations"; "the West's far-flung mountain ranges"; "widespread nuclear fallout" Synonyms: far-flung |