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Verb
Example: “Don’t spread rumors.”
Synonyms: share
Antonyms: hide
Noun
Example: “Schools closed to prevent contagion.”
Synonyms: infection, spread
Antonyms: immunity
Example: “The crowd began to disperse.”
Synonyms: scatter, spread out
Antonyms: gather
Example: “The smell began to diffuse through the room.”
Synonyms: spread, disperse
Antonyms: concentrate
Example: “The decision will reverberate across the industry.”
Synonyms: echo, resound
Antonyms: fade, die out
Adverb
Example: “The rumor had been spread maliciously.”
Synonyms: spitefully, malevolently
Antonyms: kindly, benevolently
Example: “The findings were disseminated through academic journals.”
Synonyms: circulate, spread
Antonyms: suppress, withhold
Example: “False stories tend to proliferate rapidly online.”
Synonyms: spread, multiply
Antonyms: decline, diminish
Example: “The studio expected the movie to become a summer blockbuster.”
Synonyms: hit, smash success
Antonyms: flop, failure
Example: “The decision had reverberations across the entire ecosystem.”
Synonyms: echo
Antonyms: silence
Example: “The pervasiveness of tracking reshaped consumer trust.”
Synonyms: ubiquity
Antonyms: rarity
Example: “The dissemination of misinformation was faster than the correction.”
Synonyms: distribution
Antonyms: suppression
Adjective
Example: “Corruption was pervasive.”
Synonyms: widespread, ubiquitous
Antonyms: limited
Example: “Remote work has become prevalent across many industries.”
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