Meanings
adverbschoolwide (not comparable)
alternative school-wide
- not comparablethroughout a school.
However, the claim is made that if a strong, supportive environment is established schoolwide, the staff associated with serving these students with special needs will be able to provide more effective services.
2007, Geoff Colvin, Seven Steps for Developing a Proactive Schoolwide Discipline Plan
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveoccurring or extending throughout a school
Similar
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Englishschool
- Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
- Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁weydʰh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁weydʰh₁ós
- Proto-Germanic*wīdaz
- Old Englishwīd
- Englishwide
- Englishschoolwide
Cite this entry
APA
schoolwide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/schoolwide
MLA
“schoolwide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/schoolwide. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “schoolwide,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/schoolwide.
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