/ Dictionary / Index W widespread: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: wide•spread Pronunciation: (wīd'spred'), [key] — adj. spread over or open, or occupying a wide space. distributed over a wide region, or occurring in many places or among many persons or individuals: widespread poverty. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: widespread (Thesaurus) wide-screen wide-spreading Related Content Daily Word Quiz: candor Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language