Old
Old adjective - Being of advanced years and especially past middle age.
Widespread and old are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Widespread" instead an adjective "Old".
Widespread
Widespread adjective - Having considerable extent.
Old and widespread are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Old" instead an adjective "Widespread".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Another phenomenon is Malinchismo: a very old and widespread tendency to show any unjustified preference, however slight, for foreign over national stuff.
Source: Useful Notes / Mexico - Because of the widespread prevalence of labyrinthine Fix Fic, our old friend Mary Sue, and florid Shipping, Original Flavor can be incredibly rare.
- These books aren't that old, it is surprising that Orson Scott Card didn't see more widespread uses for wireless.
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Widespread or Old. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/old/widespread.
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