Super Glossary

Spread Noun Synonyms
feast, banquet, meal, dinner, repast, barbecue, table, feed
I have never seen a spread like the one laid on for the returning champions.

range, extent, scope, span, difference
There was too much of a spread between the cost and the selling price.

vernal
We exulted in the spring sunshine.

smear, apply, smooth, put, rub, cover, layer, plaster, plate, coat, wash, glaze, paint, varnish, overlay, overspread, cloak, mantle, swaddle, wrap, blanket
I was careful to spread the paint evenly, avoiding streaks. When the cake has cooled, spread the chocolate icing over it.

extent, expanse, area, span, sweep, vastness, stretch, reach, breadth, depth, size, dimensions, compass, limits, bounds, boundary or boundaries
As our craft accelerated past the moon, we were awed by the spread of empty space that lay before us.

spreading, extension, extending, expansion, expanding, enlargement, enlarging, development, developing, increase, increasing, proliferation, proliferating, broadening, growth, widening, mushrooming, dispersion, dispersal, dispersing, dissemination, dissem
The spread of the disease is uncontrolled. One of the functions of a university is to encourage the spread of knowledge.

butter, margarine, jam, jelly, preserve, conserve, confiture, paste, oleo
What kind of spread do you like on your toast.

grow, develop, increase, broaden, expand, extend, widen, enlarge, mushroom, proliferate, sprawl, branch out, metastasize
To meet the demand for the pies, bakeries began to spread throughout the country. The cancer, unchecked, was bound to spread.

source, fount, fountain-head, well-spring, well, origin, beginning, root
From what secret spring does his understanding arise.

bedspread, counterpane, coverlet, bed-cover, cover, quilt, eiderdown, duvet, afghan, comforter, throw
Leave the spread off the bed, Carlotta, as I want to take a nap.

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