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 | ||