English adjective: worldwide | |||
| 1. | worldwide spanning or extending throughout the entire world | ||
| Samples | Worldwide distribution. A worldwide epidemic. | ||
| Synonyms | world-wide | ||
| Similar | intercontinental | ||
| Antonyms | continental | ||
| 2. | worldwide involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope | ||
| Samples | Global war. Global monetary policy. Neither national nor continental but planetary. A world crisis. Of worldwide significance. | ||
| Synonyms | global, planetary, world, world-wide | ||
| Similar | international | ||
| Antonyms | national | ||
| 3. | worldwide of worldwide scope or applicability | ||
| Samples | An issue of cosmopolitan import. The shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time. Universal experience. | ||
| Synonyms | cosmopolitan, ecumenical, general, oecumenical, universal, world-wide | ||
| Similar | comprehensive | ||
| Antonyms | incomprehensive, noncomprehensive | ||