widespread /ˌwaɪdˈspɹɛd/ adjective2 •Affecting, or found throughout, a large area (e.g. the entire land or body); broad in extent; widely diffused.There was widespread support for the proposal.The storm caused widespread damage. •Spread far apart.Women with knee-length silk stockings, sitting with widespread legs on sunwashed green benches — 1964 formsmore widespread · widerspread · most widespread · widestspread