WORLDWIDE Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

worldwide

adjective

Definition of worldwide

as in global

happening or existing in all parts of the world News of the attack attracted worldwide attention. a worldwide concert tour

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Recent Examples of worldwide On Wall Street, stocks in the artificial-intelligence industry continued to rebound following their worldwide slide on Monday. — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026 The North American dates follow Zimmer’s European run of The Next Level, which ranked among the top 10 worldwide tours during the first half of 2026. — Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 17 Sep. 2026 Major Asian economies are profiting from growing global demand for AI as their manufacturing sectors build the high-end equipment needed for a worldwide data center boom, economists said. — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 17 Sep. 2026 Fox Entertainment Studios produces, with Fox Entertainment Global handling worldwide distribution. — Joe Otterson, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for worldwide

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Warsh noted that other central banks are hiking interest rates in response to global turmoil and higher gas prices.

— DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFFFROM WIRE REPORTS, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
The Anthropic head outlined several levels of agreement that global leaders could sign off on.

— Kaitlyn Huamani, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of global

Adjective

The widespread response to the disaster is illustrative of the relationship between Nepal’s public and private sectors in this time of transition.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026
Reporting by the Gulf States Newsroom has revealed the widespread use of nondisclosure agreements under Landry around industrial development projects in Louisiana.

— Drew Hawkins, NPR, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of widespread

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Kyiv's military administration said the overnight attacks struck more than 10 locations in the capital, while 33 sites were damaged in the wider region.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026
That's the bit that turns this from niche server hardware into something a much wider group of people might genuinely use.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of wide

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Kyle Gardner, who has served as Wild Child’s general manager for more than a year and took over as Drastic Measures’ general manager following the staff exodus, said Sanders has not worked at the bars or been around for service since the party.

— Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026
De facto general manager Duke Tobin defended his belief in them after the draft.

— Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

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