WORLD-WIDE
Dictionary entry overview: What does world-wide mean?
• WORLD-WIDE (adjective)
The adjective WORLD-WIDE has 3 senses:
1. involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope
2. spanning or extending throughout the entire world
3. of worldwide scope or applicability
Familiarity information: WORLD-WIDE used as an adjective is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• WORLD-WIDE (adjective)
Meaning:
Involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope
Synonyms:
global; world; world-wide; worldwide; planetary
Context examples:
global war / global monetary policy / neither national nor continental but planetary / a world crisis / of worldwide significance
Similar:
international (concerning or belonging to all or at least two or more nations)
Meaning:
Spanning or extending throughout the entire world
Synonyms:
worldwide; world-wide
Context examples:
worldwide distribution / a worldwide epidemic
Similar:
intercontinental (extending or taking place between or among continents)
Meaning:
Of worldwide scope or applicability
Synonyms:
universal; ecumenical; oecumenical; cosmopolitan; world-wide; worldwide; general
Context examples:
an issue of cosmopolitan import / the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time / universal experience
Similar:
comprehensive (including all or everything)