double-spaced

adjective

Formatted so that there is a full blank line between each line of text; the style of formatting required by many entities inside business, academia, and publishing.

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Meanings

adjectivedouble-spaced (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemediaFormatted so that there is a full blank line between each line of text; the style of formatting required by many entities inside business, academia, and publishing.

    All I do know for certain is that I had something happy and exciting to tell you—and on just one side of the paper, doublespaced — and I knew when I got home that it was mostly gone, or all gone, and there was nothing left to do but go through the motions.

    1957, J. D. Salinger, “Zooey”, in Franny and Zooey, published 1961
verb

alternative doublespaced

  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of double-space

Synonyms & antonyms

adjective(of type or print) having a blank line between lines of type

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APA

double-spaced. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double-spaced

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Chicago

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