distributed

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UK/dɪˈstɹɪbjutɪd/UK, uncommon, usually/ˈdɪstɹɪbjutɪd/Canada, US[dɪˈstɹɪbjuɾɪd]Canada, US[ˈdɪstɹɪbjuɾɪd]

adjective

Spread across a relatively wide area.

“distributed computing”

Similar
apportioneddealt outdoled outbrokendiffusediffused
Opposite
concentrated
Very commonScrabble 15
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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of distribute
adjectivedistributed (comparative more distributed, superlative most distributed)

comparative more distributed · superlative most distributed

  1. Spread across a relatively wide area.

    Webster and Wong (2008) found that semivirtual teams had more positive perceptions of their local teammates compared to the distributed teammates […]

    2014, Jessica L. Wildman, Richard L. Griffith, Leading Global Teams, page 80
  2. computingInvolving numerous separate computers or entities, rather than the traditional one.

    distributed computing

    1 more example

    distributed ray tracing

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivespread out or scattered about or divided up

Similar
apportioneddealt outdoled outbrokendiffusediffused
Opposite
concentrated
Also see
apportionedbrokendiffusediffuseddisperseddividedencyclicalfannedfar-flunglow-densitymeted outscatteredseparatedsharedspacedsparsesplashedspreadstragglythinunfocusedwidespread

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

distributed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/distributed

MLA

“distributed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/distributed. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “distributed,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/distributed.

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