widespread
Found almost everywhere
Widespread describes something distributed or occurring over a large area or among many people: widespread flooding, widespread support for the policy.
The word emphasizes extent rather than intensity—a widespread problem affects many places or people, though it may vary in severity across them.
Widespread and unremarkable
- prevalentCommonly occurring, widespread
- pervasivePresent throughout, inescapable
- ubiquitousPresent in all places
- omnipresentExisting everywhere at once
universal · general · commonplace · frequent · typical · standard · normal · usual
Relating to entire world
- worldwideExtending across Earth
- internationalConcerning relations among countries
- transnationalCrossing country lines
- cross-borderSpanning national boundaries
continental · regional · national · local · scattered · dispersed · diffused · far-reaching
Covering a large scope
- broadWide in span
- vastExtremely great in size
- large-scaleOf great size
- comprehensiveIncluding all elements
wholesale · blanket · across-the-board · wall-to-wall · full-scale · thoroughgoing · all-encompassing · far-reaching
Flourishing beyond control
- uncheckedNot controlled or limited
- unrestrainedNot held back
- uncontrolledLacking any regulation
- runawayOne who flees
epidemic · pandemic · outbreak · contagion · wildfire · invasive · aggressive · explosive
Increasing rapidly in quantity
- escalatingIncreasing by degrees
- multiplyingIncreasing by repeated addition
- expandingGrowing in scope
- growingIncreasing or enlarging
increasing · surging · snowballing · accelerating · burgeoning · mounting · rising · gaining
common
Widespread and unremarkable
- prevalentCommonly occurring, widespread
- pervasivePresent throughout, inescapable
- ubiquitousPresent in all places
omnipresent · universal · general · commonplace · frequent · typical · standard · normal · usual · everyday
global
Relating to entire world
- worldwideExtending across Earth
- internationalConcerning relations among countries
- transnationalCrossing country lines
cross-border · continental · regional · national · local · scattered · dispersed · diffused · far-reaching · far-flung
extensive
Covering a large scope
- broadWide in span
- vastExtremely great in size
- large-scaleOf great size
comprehensive · wholesale · blanket · across-the-board · wall-to-wall · full-scale · thoroughgoing · all-encompassing · far-reaching · overarching
rampant
Flourishing beyond control
- uncheckedNot controlled or limited
- unrestrainedNot held back
- uncontrolledLacking any regulation
runaway · epidemic · pandemic · outbreak · contagion · wildfire · invasive · aggressive · explosive · raging
proliferating
Increasing rapidly in quantity
- escalatingIncreasing by degrees
- multiplyingIncreasing by repeated addition
- expandingGrowing in scope
growing · increasing · surging · snowballing · accelerating · burgeoning · mounting · rising · gaining · advancing
- mass marketmass-produced, mainstream, commercial, popular, common
- problem adjectivesserious, severe, major, minor, critical
- medical descriptorsacute, chronic, mild, moderate, severe
- Popularitypopular, fame, famous, trending, viral
- size wordsbig, small, short, large, huge
- scopebroad, narrow, limited, extensive, comprehensive
widespreadlocalized
Restricted to one place
local · confined · limited · concentrated · restricted
widespreadrare
Seldom found or seen
uncommon · sporadic · scarce · infrequent · occasional
- most widespreadHaving greatest range
- widespread painDiscomfort across many regions
spread, wide, width, widen, spreading, spreads, wider, spreadable, spreader