Spread

/spɹɛd/

Synonyms for "spread" (1017 found)

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Noun(32 words)

banquet feast abductingamortized constant timeapplied linguistic approachapply natural system approachbandiesbed coverbed coveringbedcover bedspread bleeds blobs blotching breadthbroadcast sowbroadcasts buffet butteringcascade down

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cascadescattle farmcattle ranchchammy circulating contagions counterpanecourse acrosscreams creepingcurrent trenddata variability

Verb(18 words)

circulate diffuse disseminate propagate abduct appliedapplies liquidapply biologyapply methodbroadcast burgeoned buttered butterflied butters carries cascading circularise circularize

Determiner(1 words)

a wide range

aberrate aberration accelerated access accessible accession accretion accrual accrue accruement accumbent accumulate accumulation acreage addition adjunct advance advertise affirmed afghan

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aggrandized aggrandizement air airing ampliation amplification amplified amplitude announce announced apply appreciate appreciation area ascent assign attenuation augmentation augmented balloon ballooning bandying bannerbanner headbanquet barbecue beambecome publicbed linenbedaub bedclothes bedcover bedding bedsheet bedspreadbeefed upbeefed-up besmear bestrew bigness blanket bloat bloated bloating board body book boom boost boosted boundaries boundary bounds branchbranch outbreadbread and butterbreadth break breed broach broadcast broadcasting broaden broadened broadening broadnessbrought to noticebruit aboutbruitingbruiting aboutbuffalo robebuildup bulk butterbuzz aboutcaliber calibrate call caption carrycarry overcase centrifugence cheer chink circulate circulated circulation circumfuse circumfusion cleave cloak clothes coatcome forthcome outcomestibles comfort comfortercommon knowledgecommon propertycommunicate communication compass conduction confiture conserve consign contagion continuumcontour sheetconvection couchant couche counterpane cover coverage coverlet coverlid crack crawlingcreature comfortcrescendo crevasse cuisine current cutcut opendabdaily bread

Adjective(2 words)

burgeoningcommon statistical concept

Strong matches (305)

daub dealdeal in generalitiesdeal outdecentralization declared decumbent deepen deepened deliver delivery deltoid deploy deployment deport deportation depth develop developing development

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deviation diameter diapedesis difference diffract diffraction diffuse diffused diffusion dilution dimension dimensions dinner discrete dispart dispel dispensation dispense dispersal disperse dispersed dispersion display dispread disseminate disseminated dissemination dissipate dissipated dissipation distancedistance acrossdistribute distributed distribution divaricate divarication diverge divergence divergency diversify divide divisiondrag outdrapeddraw outdrop headdropline eatables ecumenicize edema edible edibles eiderdown elevated elevation emanate emptinessempty spaceenamel encompass enhanced enlarge enlarged enlargement enlarging entertainment environ epidemic epigraph escalate evaporation evulgation expand expanded expanding expanse expansion expel export exportation expulsion extend extended extending extension extent extradite extradition fanfan outfan shapedfan-shape fan-shaped fanlike fanned fanningfanning outfare farmfast foodfeast feed fieldfind ventfissurefitted sheetflabelliform flare flared flaring flat flood flowfly aboutfly openfoodfood and drinkfoodstuff fragmentation fullness gaingain strengthgalactic spacegamut gauge generalize getget aboutget abroadget afloatget aheadget aroundget exposuregild girth glaze globalize gloss gogo aboutgo awaygo forthgo offgo outgo the roundsgo upgreatening greatness groveling grow growth gushhand forwardhand onhand overhangerhave currencyhead heading headlinehealth foodheight heightened herald hike hiked hiking hold holding homestead impart import importationin circulationin printincise increase increased increasing incrementinfinite spaceinflated inflation ingesta intensified intensify interchangeinterstellar spaceissuance issue jamjazzed upjelly jumpjump headjunk foodkitchen stufflacquer landholdinglap robelargeness latitude laylay onlay openlay outlayer leap legend length lie limits linen lolling lounging lyingmade publicmagnification

Verb(16 words)

decentralize deployeddeviate from instructionsdiffuses dispersedisperse lightdisperses disseminates distribute distributes diversifies diversifyfan outgo aroundinvadeslaying out

Adjective(8 words)

decentralizeddiffuse massdispersededible mushroomeven spreadfrench variergapinghistoric expansion

Noun(42 words)

diffuse diffuseness diffusing diffusion dipsdisease propagationdispersal disperse dispersing disseminating dissipating distributingdistribution verbdrapedrip networkencroachment epidemics expansions extend extension

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extentextent of deviationfacing pagesfans feastingfuel rumorgapgo viralgrapevine grit grittinghigh deviationhoumus infecting infestinginformation propagationinterleaves invasionitalian sparso 'scattered'laid outlaying littering

Related words (508)

magnified magnitudemake a generalizationmake knownmake overmake publicmantle margarine mass meal measure measurement meat mess metastasis metastasize metathesis metathesize metempsychosis migration

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motto mount mounting multiplication multiplied multiply mushroom mushroomingmutual transfernoise nothingness oleo ope openopen upoption osmosisouter spaceoutspread outstretch outstretched overgrow overlay overline overrun overscatter oversow overspread paint part passpass onpass overpass the buckpassagepassing overpastepatchwork quiltpatulous peddle peppering perfuse perfusion periodicalpillow slippillowcase place plantation plaster plate preserve prime printing proclaimed procumbent productiveness profusion progress progression proliferate proliferated proliferating proliferation prolong promulgate promulgation prone pronounce propagate propagated propagation property proportion proportions prostrate protract provender provision public publication publicize publish published publishing push putput and callput apartput outquilt radiate radiation radius raise raised raising ramify ranch range ray reachreach outrecite reclining recumbent refection refreshment regale regalement reinforced relay rent repas repast repeat reported reposing resupine retail riddle rift right rip rise rive robe root rub rubric rug runrun uprunning headrunning titlescale scarehead scatter scattered scattering scatterment scope screamersee the lightseparate separation set shed sheet sheetingshoot upshotgun patternshow sizeslap onslather slip slit smearsmear onsmooth snowball snowballing sowsow broadcastsowing space span sparsespatial extensionspattering sphere splash splay splayed splaying split sporadic spraddle spraddled spraddling sprangle sprangled sprangling sprawl sprawled sprawling sprawly sprayspread aboutspread like wildfirespread onspread outspread withspreadhead spreadingspreading abroadspreading outspringspring opensprinkling stated stiffenedstock optionstraddle straggling straggly strap streamer strengthen strengthened stretchstretch outstretched outstretched-out strew strewing strewn strip strown subhead subheading subtitlesuperficial extensionsuperscription supine surface surge surround sustenance swaddle sway sweep swell swellingswing openswitch swollen tabletake intap tar teartear opentelecast telecasting televise televised throwthrow openthrust outtightened titletitle pagetract transduction transfertransfer of propertytransfer propertytransference transfuse transfusion transit transition translate translation translocate translocation transmigrationtransmigration of soulstransmission transmit transmittal transmittance transplace transplacement transplant transplantation transposal transpose transposition travel treat trumpet tucker tumescenceturn overundercoat unfold unfolded unfurl universalize unroll up upping upsurge upswing uptrend upturn utter varnish vastness ventilation viands victuals vittles void volatilization volume wash wax waxingwide openwide-open widen widened wideness widening widespread width wrap

Noun(96 words)

mass distributionmaximum extentmeasurement rangemeasurement spreadmeasurement variationmemes mongering mongersold french encreistreoutspreading outstretchesoutward flowovergrowing overspill overspreading pamphlets paste pastes pates propagating

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propagation ramble rampaging ranch rangerange examplerange valuereading scatterretweeting ricochets rippling rumor rumors scats scatterscatter of seedsscatter of starsseeps skyrocket slab slathering smearing smearssmörgåsbordssows spacesspacing during thinningspan spates splat splats splatter splays sprawlsspread acrossspread headspreadhead spreading squeegee squeegees stampedesstandard deviationstd straddle stretching suffused swirl swirls swoops tarstech diffusiontelecaststemperature rangetenter topdress transmissionstransmit a diseasetransmitted speedtransmitting trends trowel troweling trowelsuncivility spreadunfold unfoldingurban sprawlvariability variance variances variations variednessvary to some extentvector wafts wingspreads

Adjective(7 words)

measured property rangeoutspread overgrown pedate ramifiedscattered peoplespatulate

Verb(65 words)

metastasized metastasizes metastasizing mongered mushroomednaturalizing garden plantsnoised open outlaying outspreads overgrew overspread overspreadspass aroundpercolated percolates pollinates prevailed prevails proliferates

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promulgated promulgates propagandizedpropagate bacteriapropagatespublicize policypurveysput aboutradiated radiating rampaged reverberates ricochetting rippledroll outrubbed scatted scatter seeped slathered slathers smeared socializessow ideassplashed splatteredspread outstaggers streaked strewed strews swepttransmit informationtransmits transmitted travelled troweled unfold unfurled unfurls universalizes vectored vegetated wafted whirled

Related word relations

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7 relation types

More general

40 entries

action air barebed clothingbedclothes beddingchange of locationcirculate condiment continue cover diffusion disparity dispersion displace dissemination

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More specific

13 entries

across the countryacross the regionbanquet buffetbutter breadfeastgeographic spreadlocal spreadnews disseminationpaint wallrapid spreadregional spreadrumor spread

Collocations

12 entries

buffet spreaddisease spreadgeographic spreadmeal spreadspread a rumorspread acrossspread of informationspread of rumorsspread outspread quicklyspread the wordspread thin

Inflections

2 entries

spreading spreads

Derivations

2 entries

spreadable spreader

Antonyms

1 entries

gather

similar

14 entries

broadcast circularise circularize circulate diffuse disperse disseminate distribute distributed extendedgo aroundpass aroundprepared propagate

Sample sentences

37 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

A small forest fire can easily spread and quickly become a great conflagration.

Source: tatoeba (2013)

Fanned by a strong wind, the fire spread in an instant.

Source: tatoeba (19186)

The cancer has spread to her stomach.

Source: tatoeba (20800)

Can we check the rapid spread of the 'flu?

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