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adj. Spread or scattered over a considerable extent: widespread fallout from a nuclear explosion.

adj. Occurring or accepted widely: a widespread misunderstanding.

adj. Affecting a large area (e.g. the entire land or body); broad in extent.

adj. Spread to a great distance; widely extended; extending far and wide.

Diffused or spread to a great distance; extending far and wide; being general.

adj. widely circulated or diffused

adj. distributed over a considerable extent

"Many mid-ranking Afghan officials are similarly frustrated with what they describe as widespread corruption."

general    distributed   

local    limited   

extensive    general   

diffuse    rift    world-wide    nationwide    statewide    extensive    prevalent    pervasive   

Ed    Fed    Fred    Freda    Ged    Head    Jed    Med    Ned    Read   

world-wide    deep-seated    well-founded    unreasoning    overwhelm    universal    irretrievable    inexpressible    instantaneous    boundless