widely spaced

ADJECTIVE

few

Synonyms

STRONG

lean less middling minor minority minute petty scanty scattering short slight trifling

WEAK

exiguous few and far between imperceptible inconsequential inconsiderable infrequent insufficient meager negligible not many not too many occasional paltry piddling rare scant scarce scarcely any scattered seldom semioccasional skimpy slender slim some sparse sporadic stingy straggling thin uncommon unfrequent

Antonyms

STRONG

big consequential fat important large major significant tall thick useful

WEAK

many much

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widely spaced

To make this measurement, the team relied on a widely spaced array of telescopes working together as one.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 18, 2026

Irregular, varied layers of colored dots frame an immense, crusty center expanse with a flourish of widely spaced dots against ocher.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 28, 2026

They used to come all in one day but as time goes by they are more widely spaced and, to some extent, time blunts the edges.

From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2025

Most people experience the Mojave’s widely spaced small shrubs and creosote bushes through the windshield of an air-conditioned car as they drive between Los Angeles and Las Vegas.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2024

The Englishman rode up grinning broadly through widely spaced teeth.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara

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