Meanings
comparative more worldwide · superlative most worldwide · alternative world-wide
- Spanning the world; global.
A large meteorite impact would cause worldwide extinction of life.
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The issuance of the worldwide caution alert is a significant message amid protests that have erupted throughout the Middle East in response to the Israel-Hamas war, with many demonstrators targeting US diplomatic compounds.
2023 October 19, Jennifer Hansler, “State Department advises all Americans overseas ‘to exercise increased caution’ in worldwide alert”, in CNN, archived from the original on 24 Oct 2023
alternative world-wide
- not comparableThroughout the world.
English is spoken worldwide.
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The character of James Bond is known worldwide.
The US State Department on Thursday advised all US citizens worldwide “to exercise increased caution” due to “increased tensions in various locations around the world, the potential for terrorist attacks, (and) demonstrations or violent actions against U.S. citizens and interests.”
2023 October 19, Jennifer Hansler, “State Department advises all Americans overseas ‘to exercise increased caution’ in worldwide alert”, in CNN, archived from the original on 24 Oct 2023Synonyms: around the world, globally, internationally
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbThroughout the world.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivespanning or extending throughout the entire world
adjectiveinvolving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope
adjectiveof worldwide scope or applicability
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*weyh₁-?
- Proto-Indo-European*wiHrós
- Proto-Germanic*weraz
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂életi
- Proto-Germanic*alaną
- Proto-Germanic*aldiz
- Proto-Germanic*weraldiz
- Proto-West Germanic*weraldi
- Old Englishweorold
- Middle Englishworld
- Englishworld
- 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
- Englishworldwide
Translations
Arabic عَالَمِيّ الاِنْتِشَار, عَالَمِيّ
- عَالَمِيّ الاِنْتِشَار (ʕālamiyy al-intišār)spanning the world — see also global
- عَالَمِيّ (ʕālamiyy)spanning the world — see also global
Bulgarian свето́вен, по целия свят
- свето́вен (svetóven)spanning the world — see also global
- по целия свят (po celija svjat)throughout the world
Catalan mundial, mundialment
- mundialspanning the world — see also global
- mundialmentthroughout the world
Chinese Mandarin 全球, 全球
- 全球 (quánqiú)spanning the world — see also global
- 全球 (quánqiú)throughout the world
Czech světový, celosvětový
- světovýspanning the world — see also global
- celosvětovýspanning the world — see also global
- celosvětověthroughout the world
Danish verdensomspændende, global
- verdensomspændendespanning the world — see also global
- globalspanning the world — see also global
- globaltthroughout the world
Dutch wereldwijd, wereldwijde
- wereldwijdspanning the world — see also global
- wereldwijdespanning the world — see also global
- wereldwijdthroughout the world
- over de hele wereldthroughout the world
Esperanto tutmonda, mondvaste
- tutmondaspanning the world — see also global
- mondvastethroughout the world
Estonian ülemaailmne, ülemaailmselt
- ülemaailmnespanning the world — see also global
- ülemaailmseltthroughout the world
Finnish maailmanlaajuinen, maailmanlaajuisesti
- maailmanlaajuinenspanning the world — see also global
- maailmanlaajuisestithroughout the world
French mondial, planétaire
- mondialspanning the world — see also global
- planétairespanning the world — see also global
- dans le monde entierthroughout the world
- mondialementthroughout the world
German weltweit, weltweit
- weltweitspanning the world — see also global
- weltweitthroughout the world
Greek παγκόσμιος, παγκοσμίως
- παγκόσμιος (pagkósmios)spanning the world — see also global
- παγκοσμίως (pagkosmíos)throughout the world
Hungarian világméretű, világszintű
- világméretűspanning the world — see also global
- világszintűspanning the world — see also global
- világszertethroughout the world
Indonesian sedunia
- seduniaspanning the world — see also global
Irish domhanda
- domhandaspanning the world — see also global
Italian mondiale, in tutto il mondo
- mondialespanning the world — see also global
- in tutto il mondothroughout the world
- mondialmentethroughout the world
Japanese 世界的な, 世界的に
- 世界的な (sekaiteki na)spanning the world — see also global
- 世界的に (sekaiteki ni)throughout the world
Korean 세계적
- 세계적 (segyejeok)spanning the world — see also global
Malay sedunia, sejagat
- seduniaspanning the world — see also global
- sejagatspanning the world — see also global
- seduniathroughout the world
- sejagatthroughout the world
Polish światowy, na całym świecie
- światowyspanning the world — see also global
- na całym świeciethroughout the world
Portuguese mundial, mundialmente
- mundialspanning the world — see also global
- mundialmentethroughout the world
Romanian mondial, la nivel mondial
- mondialspanning the world — see also global
- la nivel mondialthroughout the world
- pe plan mondialthroughout the world
- în toată lumeathroughout the world
- în lumea întreagăthroughout the world
Russian мирово́й, всеми́рный
- мирово́й (mirovój)spanning the world — see also global
- всеми́рный (vsemírnyj)spanning the world — see also global
- во всём ми́ре (vo vsjom míre)spanning the world — see also global
- по всему миру (po vsemu miru)throughout the world
Slovak svetový
- svetovýspanning the world — see also global
Spanish mundial, mundialmente
- mundialspanning the world — see also global
- mundialmentethroughout the world
Tagalog sandaigdigin, pandaigdig
- sandaigdiginspanning the world — see also global
- pandaigdigspanning the world — see also global
Tamil உலகளாவிய, உலகம் முழுவதும்
- உலகளாவிய (ulakaḷāviya)spanning the world — see also global
- உலகம் முழுவதும் (ulakam muḻuvatum)throughout the world
Ukrainian світови́й, всесві́тній
- світови́й (svitovýj)spanning the world — see also global
- всесві́тній (vsesvítnij)spanning the world — see also global
- загальносвітови́й (zahalʹnosvitovýj)spanning the world — see also global
Vietnamese toàn thế giới, toàn cục
- toàn thế giớispanning the world — see also global
- toàn cụcspanning the world — see also global
- trên toàn thế giớithroughout the world
- toàn cụcthroughout the world
Welsh byd-eang
- byd-eangspanning the world — see also global
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with worldwide
Cite this entry
worldwide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/worldwide
“worldwide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/worldwide. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “worldwide,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/worldwide.
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