adjective · neutral
widespread
UK/ˌwaɪdˈspred/US/ˌwaɪdˈsprɛd/WIDE·spread
existing or happening in many places or among many people
Examples
“There is widespread agreement that exercise benefits mental health.”
“Smartphones are now widespread among teenagers.”
“Use 'widespread' in Part 1 to talk about common trends or in Task 2 to describe societal patterns.”
Band 8 sentence
“Despite government campaigns, vaccine hesitancy remains widespread across several demographic groups.”
Collocations
- widespread belief/ support/ use
- become/ remain widespread
Word family
Common mistakes
say 'very widespread' always→use 'widespread' without 'very' unless you mean an intensifier
translate directly as 'rộng rãi' → 'broadly spread'→use 'widespread'
Say it for a higher band
5common→6popular→7+widespread
Synonyms
prevalent
common
Easily confused
prevalent
“Smoking was prevalent among the population in the 1950s.”
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