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

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

This strategy has been highly successful in radio astronomy because radio waves have long wavelengths, making it feasible to precisely synchronize signals collected by widely spaced sensors.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 10, 2026

It said transmission lines posed a lower threat because they were taller and had wires more widely spaced.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2025

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

Another few widely spaced notes plinked, and then it stopped.

From "Tuck Everlasting" by Natalie Babbit

widely spaced

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