Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun spreading

3 senses of spreading

Sense 1
spread, spreading -- (process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space)
       => change of location, travel -- (a movement through space that changes the location of something)

Sense 2
dissemination, airing, public exposure, spreading -- (the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate)
       => transmission -- (communication by means of transmitted signals)

Sense 3
spread, spreading -- (act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time)
       => extension -- (act of expanding in scope; making more widely available; "extension of the program to all in need")

Antonyms of verb spread

1 of 10 senses of spread

Sense 1
spread, distribute -- (distribute or disperse widely; "The invaders spread their language all over the country")
       Antonym of gather (Sense 1)
      => gather, garner, collect, pull together -- (assemble or get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb spread

10 senses of spread

Sense 1
spread, distribute -- (distribute or disperse widely; "The invaders spread their language all over the country")
          Phrasal Verb-> spread out#1; spread out#4; spread out#6; spread out#2

Sense 2
spread, propagate -- (become distributed or widespread; "the infection spread"; "Optimism spread among the population")
       => move -- (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right")

Sense 3
spread, overspread -- (spread across or over; "A big oil spot spread across the water")
       => cover, continue, extend -- (span an interval of distance, space or time; "The war extended over five years"; "The period covered the turn of the century"; "My land extends over the hills on the horizon"; "This farm covers some 200 acres"; "The Archipelago continues for another 500 miles")

Sense 4
unfold, spread, spread out, open -- (spread out or open from a closed or folded state; "open the map"; "spread your arms")
       => undo -- (cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect; "I wish I could undo my actions")

Sense 5
circulate, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, spread, diffuse, disperse, pass around -- (cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news")
       => publicize, publicise, air, bare -- (make public; "She aired her opinions on welfare")

Sense 6
go around, spread, circulate -- (become widely known and passed on; "the rumor spread"; "the story went around in the office")
       => travel, go, move, locomote -- (change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast")

Sense 7
spread, scatter, spread out -- (strew or distribute over an area; "He spread fertilizer over the lawn"; "scatter cards across the table")
       => circulate, pass around, pass on, distribute -- (cause be distributed; "This letter is being circulated among the faculty")

Sense 8
diffuse, spread, spread out, fan out -- (move outward; "The soldiers fanned out")
       => spread, distribute -- (distribute or disperse widely; "The invaders spread their language all over the country")

Sense 9
spread -- (cover by spreading something over; "spread the bread with cheese")
       => cover -- (provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers")

Sense 10
spread -- (distribute over a surface in a layer; "spread cheese on a piece of bread")