spread

1 to cause to be known over a considerable area or by many people

spread the news!

Synonyms of spread

broadcast, circulate, disseminate, propagate

Words Related to spread

radiate, sprawl

diffuse, dispense, disperse, dissipate, scatter, sow

communicate, convey, impart, pass (on), transmit

Near Antonyms of spread

cloak, conceal, enshroud, hide, hold (in), mask, obscure, secrete, shroud, veil

contain, limit, restrict

2 to put a layer of on a surface

we spread the fertilizer over the lawn evenly until it was fully covered

Synonyms of spread

apply, lay, lay on

Words Related to spread

anoint, bedaub, besmear, dab, daub, plaster, slather, smear

blanket, carpet, coat, cover, layer, mantle, overlay, overlie, overspread, sheet, surface

Near Antonyms of spread

bare, expose, peel, strip, uncover

3 to become known

once news of the war's end had spread, spontaneous celebrations broke out everywhere

Synonyms of spread

break, circulate, come out, get about, get around, get out, get round, leak (out), out

Words Related to spread

develop, transpire, unfold

disclose, reveal, spill, tell

Near Antonyms of spread

hush (up), suppress

conceal, disguise, hide, mask

secrete

4 to cause (something) to pass from one to another

living conditions that help to spread chicken pox

Synonyms of spread

communicate, conduct, convey, give, impart, transfer, transfuse, transmit

Words Related to spread

deliver, hand over, surrender, turn over

broadcast, diffuse, disseminate, propagate

hand down, hand on

contaminate, infect, poison

Near Antonyms of spread

catch, come down (with), contract

5 to go or move in different directions from a central point

the walls of the old barn spread under the weight of the snow on the roof

Synonyms of spread

branch (out), diverge, divide, fork, part, separate

Words Related to spread

bestrew, break up, broadcast, clear out, disband, dispel, disperse, dissipate, distribute, scatter, sow

distance, recede, retreat

Near Antonyms of spread

assemble, gather, meet

Antonyms of spread

converge, join

6 to become greater in size, extent, volume, amount, or number

dissatisfaction with the new administration is spreading rapidly

Synonyms of spread

accelerate, accumulate, appreciate, balloon, boom, build up, burgeon (also bourgeon), climb, enlarge, escalate, expand, gain, increase, mount, multiply, mushroom, proliferate, rise, roll up, snowball, swell, wax

Synonyms and Antonyms of spread

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