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Synonyms of spread

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Another word for spread is straddle. Other synonyms of spread are sow, suffuse, pervade, sweep and swole.

Synonyms and similar words for spread

verbTo disperse, to scatter or distribute over a given area.

  • sowTo spread abroad; to propagate.
  • suffuseTo spread through or over (something), especially as a liquid, colour or light; to bathe.
  • pervadeTo be in every part of; to spread through; to permeate.

verbTo disseminate; to cause to proliferate, to make (something) widely known or present.

nounFood improvised by inmates from various ingredients to relieve the tedium of prison food.

verbMore synonyms

  • disseminate
  • circulateTo spread or disseminate.
  • propagateTo cause to spread to extend; to impel or continue forward in space.
  • diffuseTo spread (something) over or through as in air, water, or other matter, especially by fluid motion or passive means.
  • put aboutTo circulate, spread or disseminate.

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Meaning of spread

  1. verb To stretch out, open out (a material etc.) so that it more fully covers a given area of space.
  2. verb To extend (individual rays, limbs etc.); to stretch out in varying or opposing directions. simple past and past participle of spread.
  3. verb To disperse, to scatter or distribute over a given area.

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Questions about synonyms of spread

What is another word for spread?
Spread has 11 synonyms on Word.ws, such as straddle, sow, suffuse, pervade, sweep, swole, disseminate and circulate.
What does spread mean?
Spread means to stretch out, open out (a material etc.) so that it more fully covers a given area of space.

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