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1. fanned, spread-out(a)verb

   especially spread in a fan shape

   "the peacock's fanned tail"; "the spread-out cards"

   Antonyms:
   concentrated

2. diffuse, spread, spread out, fan outverb

   move outward

   "The soldiers fanned out"

   Antonyms:
   concentrated

   Synonyms:
   unfold, circularise, dissipate, penetrate, riddle, overspread, disseminate, pass around, spread, spread out, go around, broadcast, turn out, fan out, scatter, distribute, imbue, circularize, expand, permeate, splay, open, propagate, rotate, pervade, disperse, circulate, string out, interpenetrate, diffuse

3. string out, spread outverb

   set out or stretch in a line, succession, or series

   "the houses were strung out in a long row"

   Antonyms:
   concentrated

   Synonyms:
   splay, unfold, dissipate, turn out, open, diffuse, fan out, disperse, rotate, expand, string out, scatter, spread out, spread

4. spread, scatter, spread outverb

   strew or distribute over an area

   "He spread fertilizer over the lawn"; "scatter cards across the table"

   Antonyms:
   concentrated

   Synonyms:
   circularise, rotate, unfold, pass around, dissipate, overspread, disseminate, sprinkle, spread, dot, spread out, broadcast, open, fan out, string out, scatter, circularize, expand, break up, splay, go around, propagate, dust, dispel, circulate, disperse, distribute, turn out, diffuse

5. expand, spread outverb

   extend in one or more directions

   "The dough expands"

   Antonyms:
   concentrated

   Synonyms:
   elaborate, unfold, expound, spread, exposit, flourish, spread out, amplify, dissipate, lucubrate, blow up, scatter, thrive, fan out, string out, extend, inflate, expatiate, expand, splay, open, flesh out, dilate, disperse, rotate, boom, enlarge, turn out, diffuse

6. turn out, splay, spread out, rotateverb

   turn outward

   "These birds can splay out their toes"; "ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees"

   Antonyms:
   concentrated

   Synonyms:
   circumvolve, rise, spread, turn off, cut, boot out, uprise, rotate, turf out, spread out, luxate, splay, string out, arise, dislocate, disperse, fan out, open, chuck out, exclude, go around, switch off, revolve, get up, prove, diffuse, unfold, turn out, scatter, expand, turn up, eject, come out, slip, dissipate, bear

7. disperse, dissipate, scatter, spread outverb

   move away from each other

   "The crowds dispersed"; "The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached";

   Antonyms:
   concentrated

   Synonyms:
   fritter, rotate, unfold, circularise, dissipate, shoot, disseminate, pass around, sprinkle, spread, dot, spread out, frivol away, fool, fool away, broadcast, fan out, string out, open, scatter, circularize, expand, splay, break up, propagate, dust, fritter away, dispel, circulate, disperse, distribute, turn out, diffuse

8. unfold, spread, spread out, openverb

   spread out or open from a closed or folded state

   "open the map"; "spread your arms"

   Antonyms:
   concentrated

   Synonyms:
   fan out, blossom out, unfold, circularise, dissipate, open up, overspread, disseminate, pass around, spread, spread out, broadcast, afford, turn out, open, stretch, blossom, give, stretch out, extend, scatter, circularize, expand, splay, go around, propagate, blossom forth, rotate, circulate, disperse, distribute, string out, diffuse

How to use spread-out in a sentence?

1. Naomi Takasu:

   I want the spirit of the constitution to spread out to the world.

2. Peter Salama:

   It is extremely difficult to do that as you can imagine in a country with very poor infrastructures, the other issue is, we are now tracing more than 4,000 contacts of patients and they have spread out all over the region of northwest Congo, so they have to be followed up and the only way to reach them is motorcycles.

3. Steven Wright:

   I have the worlds largest seashell collection. You may have seen it, I keep it spread out on beaches all over the world.

4. Salah Saqladi:

   The coalition has been weak to a large extent, there are many coalition troops in Aden and the suburbs, but they're all in their bases and haven't spread out on the streets.

5. Mark Perry:

   What's happened over the last five to 10 years is its spread out in decentralized ways, at the University of Michigan, each college, school, or department on campus will have a diversity officer, including the library, the arboretum, school of nursing – the college of engineering at Michigan has about 10.

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