worldwide
Syllables: world·wideUK/ˈwɜːldˌwaɪd//ˈwɝldˌwaɪd/
worldwide adjective: spanning the world; global.
Adjective
worldwide (comparative more worldwide, superlative most worldwide)
- Spanning the world; global.
- A large meteorite impact would cause worldwide extinction of life.
- The issuance of the worldwide caution alert is a significant message amid protests that have erupted throughout the Middle East in response to the Israel-Hamas war, with many demonstrators targeting US diplomatic compounds.2023 October 19, Jennifer Hansler, “State Department advises all Americans overseas ‘to exercise increased caution’ in worldwide alert”, in CNN, archived from the original on 24 Oct 2023
Adverb
worldwide (not comparable)
- Throughout the world.
- The character of James Bond is known worldwide.
- English is spoken worldwide.
- Synonyms:
- around the world, globally, internationally
worldwide meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Telugu
worldwide in Tamil
- spanning the world — see also global
- உலகளாவிய ulakaḷāviya
- throughout the world
- உலகம் முழுவதும் ulakam muḻuvatum
worldwide in Urdu
- عالم گیر, عالمی
worldwide in Bengali
- worldwide, global
- বিশ্বব্যাপী biśśôbêpi
worldwide in Telugu
- spanning the world — see also global
- ప్రపంచవ్యాప్తంగా prapañcavyāptaṅgā
More languagesFewer languages
- worldwide in Malayalam
- ലോകവ്യാപകമായ, ലോകമാസകലമുള്ള, ലോകം മുഴുവൻ വ്യാപിച്ച, സാർവ്വരാഷ്ട്രീയ
- worldwide in Gujarati
- દુનિયાભર duniyābhar
- worldwide in Tagalog
- sandaigdigin, pandaigdig
- worldwide in Arabic
- عَالَمِيّ الاِنْتِشَار ʕālamiyy al-intišār, عَالَمِيّ ʕālamiyy
- worldwide in Malay
- sedunia, sejagat
- worldwide in Indonesian
- sedunia
- worldwide in Vietnamese
- toàn thế giới, toàn cục, trên toàn thế giới
Examples of worldwide in a sentence
- Winning the championship brought the team immense accolade from sports analysts worldwide.
- Speedy, worldwide, accessible delivery of news through the Web has made newspapers obsolete.
- The global economic crisis has managed to turn stock exchanges worldwide on their head.
Synonyms of worldwide
Forms of worldwide
| comparative | more worldwide |
|---|---|
| superlative | most worldwide |
| alternative form | world-wide |
Origin of worldwide
From world + -wide.
Words formed from worldwide
Words that rhyme with worldwide
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- provide
- tied
- fried
- glide
- hide
- inside
- bide
- decide
- offside
- -side
- collide
- confide
- flipside
- set aside
- stride
- subside
- aside
- beride
- beside
- bestride
- chide
- coincide
- cyanide
- dried
- elide
- eyed
- gride
- preside
- reside
- Ryde
- allied
- applied
- astride
- betide
- bride
- deride
- dyed
- guyed
- I'd
- imide
- incide
- pied
- right side
- said
- snide
- statewide
- tried
- vide
Questions about worldwide
- What does worldwide mean?
- Worldwide means spanning the world; global.
- What is worldwide in Tamil?
- Worldwide in Tamil is உலகளாவிய (ulakaḷāviya), உலகம் முழுவதும் (ulakam muḻuvatum). See Worldwide meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is worldwide?
- Worldwide can be an adjective or an adverb.
- How do you pronounce worldwide?
- Worldwide is pronounced /ˈwɜːldˌwaɪd/ (UK).
Words near worldwide in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: worldwide (page history and authors); worldwide (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); বিশ্বব্যাপী (Bengali) (page history and authors); worldwide (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); દુનિયાભર (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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